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Attorneys say the Oversight Board's move to nullify $6 billion of bonds would violate both federal Supreme Court rulings and local law.
February 11
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Consumers’ inflation expectations held, while respondents showed more pessimism about the economy.
February 11
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Nobel laureate Paul Krugman said the U.S. economy may be heading into a recession at a time when the Federal Reserve doesn’t have the firepower to properly combat a slump.
February 11
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An asset transfer and payment restructuring were offered to Gov. J.B. Pritzker as ideas for part of a pension fix.
February 8
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NYC budget watchdogs credited the mayor efforts to restrain spending before an expected economic slump, though some said he didn't go far enough.
February 8
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A warm reception is likely for the new issue supply that will be coming into the market.
February 8
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Texas bond volume hit an eight-year low in 2018, but industry experts gathering for The Bond Buyer's annual Austin event are optimistic about the long run.
February 8
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Libor based municipal debt stood at $47.6 billion at the end of 2018, or about 1.3% of the overall muni market.
February 8
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As Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney gears up for his next budget proposal, city officials are focused on keeping healthy fund balance levels.
February 8
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The District of Columbia will be headlining next week's new issue slate with a $940 million deal.
February 8
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Calling the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority “a disgrace,” N.Y. Gov. Andrew Cuomo urged the state Legislature to approve a series of steps to revamp the agency.
February 8
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The southern regional banks wouldn't say what will happen with their capital financing divisions when their merger closes.
February 8
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The Federal Open Market Committee needs to be careful because the market expects low inflation and the yield curve remains quite flat, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis President James Bullardsaid late Thursday.
February 8
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The State of the Union speech fell short on infrastructure while the COFINA settlement in Puerto Rico shed a harsh light on revenue bonds.
February 8
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The New York mayor, as he released the $92.9 billion plan, warned of a possible second federal shutdown, looming state aid cuts and a national economic slowdown.
February 7
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Deep fiscal strains weigh on the district's efforts to claw its way back to investment grade.
February 7
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The market maintained a "pretty positive" tone Thursday as traders saw the week's last new issuance.
February 7
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At BB-minus, the city remains three notches below investment grade. A changed rating methodology for priority-lien revenue debt also pushed $430 million of bonds to speculative grade.
February 7
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A consultant was directed to prepare a new proposal outlining the next steps to take that could lead to a sale of the state-owned public utility.
February 7
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Negative interest rates could be harmful for U.S. banks, limiting their usefulness as an emergency tool in an economic downturn, said Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas President Robert Kaplan.
February 7
