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With another fed funds rate cut in the books, munis saw a big drop in yields to close out the week and the month.

The ruling is credit negative but the district has a large budget and revenue-raising flexibility to absorb the liability, Moody's Investors Service says.

The website aims to provide information about the restructured bonds and to advertise them as creditworthy.

Muni bankruptcy expert James Spiotto told lawmakers that replacing debt restructuring with debt cancellation has no rationale or justification.

The committee's discussion will begin with a municipal issuers’ structured disclosures discussion, featuring issuers, regulators, and others.

The volume boom accelerated in October, with taxables accounting for about a quarter of the supply.

New York City voters will decide a proposal to change the City Charter and establish a formal rainy-day account in the budget.

Analysts are skeptical of Fed Chair Jerome Powell's signal that policy makers will keep rates at a range of 1.50% to 1.75%.

Illinois lawmakers wrapped up the first half of their annual fall veto session leaving tough legislation for the second half, beginning Nov. 12.

Trade and geopolitical disruption will likely consume much of the policy narrative the rest of this week.

As expected, the Federal Open Market Committee cut the fed funds rate target 25 basis points to a range of 1.50% to 1.75%.

Dealer groups believe that some sections of the proposed amended guidance such as complex financing and disclosure standards would add complexity to the rule.

Puerto Rico Gov. Wanda Vázquez's misgivings about rate increases threaten to upend the $8 billion restructuring plan, a lawyer for unsecured creditors told the bankruptcy court.

Municipal Market Analytics warned that climate change may pose the biggest threat to municipal bond credits over the next decade.

Andrew Rein president of the watchdog Citizens Budget Commission, tells The Bond Buyer's Paul Burton why New York City voters on Nov. 5 should vote yes on ballot Question 4, which calls for a dedicated rainy-day fund. The state must also approve the change.

Tuesday saw bond sales come and go, the day before the Fed is expected to cut interest rates.

Although the funding would not directly fund capital projects that are financed by bond issuances, the money would provide a new level of assurance for port authorities that projects which are fundamental to their continued operation will be completed expeditiously.

Though the market may view Chicago's budget as heading in the right direction, relying on the state is a gamble that's a concern for aldermen, too.

Consumer confidence remained high even after a dip this month, and a rate cut by the Federal Reserve could send it higher.

Baker McKenzie created a new group to integrate regulation and enforcement in a move to align with the Securities and Exchange Commission's practices.