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A tobacco deal from Pennsylvania and a taxable offering from Hawaii take center stage this week as traders eye rising yields and the Federal Reserve meets on monetary policy .

Next week’s slip in supply may increase demand for municipal bonds slated to hit the market.

As Pennsylvania prepares to sell $1.39 billion of tobacco bonds next week, Invesco released a report that highlights reasons investors should own tobacco bonds.

A “sensibly priced” deal from a New York issuer was snapped up by buyers on Thursday as municipals weakened slightly in secondary trading.

As Pennsylvania gets set to sell $1.39 billion of tobacco bonds next week, Invesco released a report on the sector that offers several reasons why investors should be holding tobacco bonds.

Wednesday's sales of Chicago's Sales Tax Securitization Corp. taxables and Connecticut’s special tax obligation bonds underscored the increasing prevalence of special obligation offerings.

Technology has changed the muni market, but a complete restructuring of how bonds come to market is expected by analysts.

Municipal and Treasury bonds weakened as stocks surged to record highs in early trading.

MacKay Municipal Managers has released its list of the top five trends to watch for in the municipal market this year.

State agencies and universities are expected to generate 26% less bond volume this fiscal year, according to the Texas Bond Review Board.

Issuers rushing to close PABs and refunding deals propelled issuance past the single-month record set before 1986 tax reform.

The municipal bond market will see a second week of chunky new issuance, with almost $20 billion of new deals lining up for sale.

The municipal bond market was one again looking at an above-average calendar for next week, with negotiated supply alone coming in at over $17 billion.

Mega-deals from Chicago, San Jose, Trinity Health and Miami-Dade all hit the screens as yields on municipal bonds plunged further.

Mega-deals from San Jose, Miami-Dade and Chicago hit the screens on Wednesday while yields on municipal bonds continued to move lower.

There’s no rest for the weary as more deals are set to hit the municipal bond market on Wednesday, topped off by offerings from San Jose and Chicago.

The possibility of the municipal market losing both advance refundings and private activity bonds brought a spike in issuance that's likely to extend into December.

Texas state pensions bear the third-highest risk of a downturn-driven "budget shock" behind Alaska and Connecticut, according to Moody's Investors Service.

More states and localities moved ahead with infrastructure financings in October, as issuers gained confidence the municipal tax exemption will remain in place.

Recovery from Hurricane Harvey is expected to cost state government about $2 billion over the next two years.