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U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said the question of whether to nominate Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell for a second term is a conversation for her and President Joe Biden.

U.S. Treasuries have been volatile the past five sessions, with municipals largely ignoring the ride. Participants mostly have accepted current rates and ratios as large amounts of cash slosh around a market with strong technicals.

Hospital consolidation continued though the coronavirus pandemic; how the Biden administration's pro-competition executive order will play out remains unknown.

Brian Egan will take up the mantle of being the primary voice for bond lawyers in Washington.

Alleged supervisory failures led to unsuitable trading patterns of Puerto Rico and other bonds, FINRA found.

Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis President James Bullard said the central bank has met its goal of achieving “substantial further progress” on both inflation and employment, urging policy makers to move forward in reducing stimulus.

A key demand component in the market again flexed its muscles with ICI reporting another round of $2 billion-plus fund inflows.

Federal aid boosts Chicago Public Schools as a sea change in governance looms with elected school board legislation awaiting the governor's signature.

“There’s been a lot of discussion about New York City and its future in the public domain. And when that happens it makes sense to solicit multiple opinions,” said Kroll Senior Managing Director Karen Daly.

A double-digit return will trigger a reduction in the California Public Employees’ Retirement System's discount rate under a risk mitigation policy.

Municipals outperformed U.S. Treasuries for a third sessions moving the 10-year municipal to UST ratio below 60%.

The high level of incarceration in the U.S., especially among Americans of color and indigenous people, constrains the labor market and the economy’s ability to reach its full potential, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta President Raphael Bostic said.

Consumer price spikes, which in June surged the most since 2008, will likely be a temporary feature of an economy that’s quickly recovering from the pandemic, said Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco President Mary Daly.

Research suggests limited effectiveness of the SEC's rules requiring disclosure of private debt.

"You now have a proven toolbox based on the data from the MSRB municipal trades,” says Brad Wendt of Charles River Associates.

Most participants expect better performance for munis in the near-term. Longer-term, a lot depends on rates, COVID and other outside factors, such as infrastructure.

The city, which Moody's downgraded last week, is appealing a Nassau County judge's ruling that has it on the hook for $131 million over a dispute with a developer.

While municipals hit the pause button Friday, the movement in yields in the first week of July marked the largest one-week decline in 2021.

Hawaii lawmakers made changes to the budget this week in response to a flurry of vetoes from Gov. David Ige.

Rating agencies are pushing municipal issuers to build online security risks like ransomware attacks into mitigation strategies that include more transparency.