This week we identify the best and worst performing states and highlight the recent spike in the SIFMA Municipal Swap Index.
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The rules governing the cap on state and local tax deductions have been changed in each Trump administration and greatly debated in the muni community as new research shows the cap may have boosted inflows into bonds.
Oil prices topped $100 a barrel Thursday morning as the U.S.-Iran conflict continues with no resolution in sight.
Tender activity has risen between 2019 and 2024, with muni issuers executing more than $48 billion, according to the Government Finance Officers Association.
Florida counties are facing off against a PACE bond-issuing agency over whether they must collect taxes that would back up to $5 billion in approved bonds.
Cook County, Illinois, will return to market next week with $119.5 million of Series 2026 fixed rate, tax-exempt sales tax revenue bonds.
The muni market's losses were likely driven by USTs, said Chad Farrington of DWS — but they could show the beginnings of weakening demand.
