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Director, RBC Capital Markets

Senior Vice President and Strategic Development Director, AECOM Capital

Director and Senior Credit Analyst, Wells Fargo Principal Investments

Director and Lead Analyst, S&P Global Ratings

Vice President, Morgan Stanley

Partner, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe

Municipal Strategist, Bloomberg Intelligence

Managing Vice President, Public Finance, West Region, Build America Mutual

Vice President - Senior Analyst, Moody’s Investors Service

Called to public finance by a sense of civic responsibility, curiosity, or just plain happenstance, The Bond Buyer's Rising Stars of 2017 are prepared to grapple with the nation’s massive infrastructure needs, a technological revolution, and a volatile political and legislative landscape.

Assistant General Counsel, MSRB

Director, UBS Financial Services

Managing Director, Market Intelligence, Neighborly

Partner, Mayer Brown

Deputy Assistant Treasurer for Debt Management, Department of the Massachusetts State Treasurer

Managing Director, Business Head of Municipals, Ipreo

Sector Head, U.S. Seaports, Global Infrastructure Group, Fitch Ratings

The primary muni market is set to break the pattern of low and slow volume and give market participants a variety of options to put their money to work. The timing of the almost $10 billion in weekly volume will help close the third quarter on a high note.

The Federal Open Market Committee meeting should produce a start date for balance sheet reduction and a new dot plot, but no rate hike.

After a short week with slow and low volume, the primary municipal bond market with get a normal dose of issuance this week when there is cash to be put to work. Market participants' eyes will be on New York City, which is set to bring more than $1 billion.