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The two largest deals of the week touched down, as yields rose with comprehensive tax reform just a few President Trump pen strokes away from becoming official.

Judge Laura Taylor Swain directed that Puerto Rico Employers Retirement System bond interest payments to bondholders should continue pending a determination on their lien.

Bridgeview, Illinois is the second Illinois home rule community to take advantage of new borrowing program.

Gov. Rick Snyder says the state Supreme Court ruling won't impact state finances.

The changing federal landscape will trigger tax and revenue revisions and New York's growth may be insufficient to weather downturns, two reports said.

The primary market is still waiting for the last few deals of the week to hit, as both the holiday weekend and tax bill becoming law draw closer.

When the future of tax-exempt bonds for nonprofits was unclear, the Dormitory Authority of the State of New York unleashed many end-of- year transactions.

Bond director Ben Watkins lamented the loss of the refinancing tactic that helped refinance 62% of the state’s debt portfolio.

Only a handful of larger deals remain for pricing in the market on Wednesday, as comprehensive tax reform is imminent.

Fresh from a victory on Friday, bondholders and insurers are asking the Title III bankruptcy court to award them additional documents connected to the sales and use tax.

Breakneck action continued in the primary market as issuers flooded the market ahead of the tax reform vote, in order to get deals closed before the end of the year.

Houston alerted investors to a last-minute lawsuit questioning the legality of the election process as the city priced $1 billion of voter-approved bonds.

Indiana’s experience provides a roadmap for what can go wrong in a private partnership, though it's not indicative that the funding technique is flawed.

The action continued on Tuesday in the primary market as issuers flooded the market ahead of the tax reform vote, in order to get deals done and closed before the end of the year.

The week got off to a fast start on Monday and will pick up right where it left off on Tuesday, as issuers are doing what they can to get deals done and in the books before yearend. Tuesday is expected to be one of the last busiest primary days of the year.

Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas President Robert Kaplan joined other policy makers in cautioning that a flattening yield curve could be sending a warning signal on the U.S. economy that could inhibit the central bank’s room to maneuver.

In an unusually busy Monday, municipal bond issuers tried to beat the clock and complete sales ahead of the impending tax reform.

The Railsplitter Tobacco Settlement Authority will price a $679 million current and advance refunding of tobacco bonds.

The threat of tax reform loomed large for firms responding to SIFMA's Municipal Issuance Survey.

Approval of the tax reform bill led the Florida Development Finance Corp. to cancel its Monday meeting to approve a deal for the train project.