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Municipal underwriters saw increased business, as demand for muni bonds jumped through the roof. Top muni underwriters accounted for $267.51 billion in 7,310 deals, up from $239.33 billion in 6,406 transactions in the first nine months of 2018.

Taxable bonds are spiking with the lack of advanced refundings; Green bonds also take the spotlight.

The U.S. economy’s loss of momentum isn’t severe enough to warrant a further reduction to interest rates, two hawkish Federal Reserve board members said.

The strength of the state’s credit profile, coupled with a supply-demand imbalance for tax-exempt bonds, has helped the state in the market, a new report says.

The city is asking private operators interested in leasing Lambert Airport to submit their qualifications, a move likely to lead in to a bidding process.

The municipal market continues to flex its muscles even as the U.S. economy seems to be slowing, which could lead to an even flatter yield curve.

Raymond James hired Paul Soma as a senior vice president. He will set up a public finance office in Traverse City.

Greater Nanticoke Area School District has posted a legal notice of plans to float bonds in an amount "not to exceed" $17.5 million, to be used for "advanced refunding of the school district's outstanding general obligation bond." The move is projected to save about $600,000.

New approaches to an often a vexing chore for muni issuers could break new ground in confronting climate change.

Municipal advisors can begin taking their principal exams in November.

The markets will be soothed by September nonfarm payrolls that rose 136,000 while the unemployment rate sank to 3.5%, its lowest level since December 1969.

Fitch Ratings upgraded the district to BB-plus from BB-minus.

Fitch Ratings downgraded about $5 billino of AMP project revenue bonds.

The Big Apple was a big presence in the market on Thursday as it sold almost $1 billion of taxable and tax-exempt general obligation bonds.

Judge John Cooper’s decision could set the stage for an appeal in the Miami-Dade County Expressway Authority’s litigation.

The Securities and Exchange Commission is seeking comment on exemptive relief for municipal advisors in some activities in private placement deals, eliciting fierce resistance from broker-dealer groups.

The island's economic index "is approaching the behavior that existed prior to the hurricane.”

Siebert Williams Shank & Co. will leverage each minority- and women-owned firm’s experience and industry positions.

Slower-than-expected services sector growth and weakness in orders and employment "almost assure that the Fed cuts rates later this month."

Kazatsky’s role is to cover the municipal market, focusing on strategy and macro themes that will live on the terminal.