State of Illinois

Texas will take center stage next week with its mammoth note sale.

The state's $920 million GO sale is its first since it adopted a new budget and Moody's raised its rating outlook.

Despite recent softness, the supply demand imbalance is uplifting the market, according to a new report.

Municipal bonds were mixed ahead of this week’s $4.4 billion calendar.

Weekly municipal bond volume is estimated at $4.4 billion for the upcoming week.

Illinois' 10-year GO paper is trading 10 to 15 basis point tighter than before its rating outlook went to stable from negative.

Municipals turned weaker on Monday as traders prepared their strategies ahead of the week’s issuance.

New York issues again dominate as the bond calendar dips to $5.3 billion in the new week.

Illinois' Baa3 rating remains one notch above junk, but the outlook is now stable, up from negative.

Illinois netted $5.7 billion more in income tax revenue last year after raising rates.

Investors began lining up for the New York City Transitional Finance Authority’s nearly $1 billion building aid revenue bond offering on Friday.

Ipreo estimates weekly bond volume at $9.2 billion, consisting of $7.5 billion of negotiated deals and $1.7 billion of competitive sales.

The state's capital funding needs are far short of its available funding resources.

Muni analysts doubt that either major-party candidate for governor has the solutions to Illinois' many fiscal problems.

Municipal buyers expect the city of Los Angeles to hit the market running as it plans to competitively sell almost $1.9 billion of notes and bonds.

Municipal buyers will see a $5.3 billion new issue calendar next week, with the biggest deals coming out of Los Angeles.

The three agencies that rate Illinois are watching to see how well assumptions in the budget play out during the fiscal year.

Municipal bond buyers will see a smaller-than-average new issue calendar as issuers remain cautious ahead of the Federal Reserve's monetary policy meeting

After the passage of a $38.5 million budget for fiscal 2019, what’s next for Illinois? Yvette Shields, The Bond Buyer’s Midwest Bureau Chief, drills down to look at some of the problems the state still faces and the prognosis for the post-election atmosphere. Chip Barnett hosts.

Municipal analysts see the holes in the spending plan, but secondary market traders reacted positively.