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The deal is rated BBB-plus by Fitch Ratings, Baa1 by Moody’s Investors Service and BBB by S&P Global Ratings.

After one of the worst sell-offs in municipal market history as COVID-19 began its rampage in March, the market rebounded to set the all-time record.

The default-ridden Chicago suburb says the court's action to give it back control of its water operation could aid its 2021 objective of restructuring debt.

The Treasury and IRS have only granted a few of the National Association of Bond Lawyers' requests for pandemic-related regulatory relief.

Dominick D'Eramo, head of fixed income at Wilmington Trust Investment Advisors, talks with Chip Barnett about how the municipal bond market did in 2020 and what may be on tap for munis in the new year. (12 minutes)

Budget watchdogs and others say the city must do more than just muddle through.

The rotational changes for the FOMC voters will be more centered, walking a more balanced line between hawks and doves, analysts believe.

Daily report for December 31, 2020.

Municipal bond funds saw $2.086 billion of inflows in the week ended Dec. 22, the Investment Company Institute reported Wednesday after a $2.517 billion inflow the week prior.

Moody's says the coronvirus' economic impact adds to fiscal pressures on several of the state's cities dependent on oil and gas revenue

Lincoln Way school district in suburban Chicago moved further back up the investment grade ladder with a Moody's Investors Service upgrade.

The bi-state agency may face further cuts to its capital program after receiving no funds in the second round of federal coronavirus relief.

The program has drawn comparisons to the Securities and Exchange Commission's MCDC.

The MSRB is planning to overhaul existing rules in 2021, while stakeholders will lobby the SEC for and against reviving a registration exemption for muni advisors.

While way up annually, pending home sales saw its third consecutive month of decline. Elsewhere, the Chicago PMI bested estimates.

The lawsuits concern bond disclosure in South Carolina, a Florida toll bridge default, and the federal water rights fight between Florida and Georgia.

Daily report for December 30, 2020.

The refusal to hear the bond trustee's appeal appears to end the litigation over whether Platte County bears legal responsibility to repay the debt.

While there are no major sales on the calendar for this week, some larger deals from and Texas, California, New Jersey and Colorado issuers are on tap for the first few weeks of 2021.

The Bond Buyer takes a look back and remembers the men and women in the public finance industry who died this year.