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Municipal bond investors reacted cautiously to the rally in Treasurys as they looked for confirmation that the new yield levels are here to stay.

Intercontinental Exchange agreed to buy TMC Bonds for $685 million in cash just eight days after IHS Markit's deal to buy Ipreo.

Currently at least 33 states provide 113 different tax credits that are already federally deductible.

The outcome clearly places bondholders behind pension funds, according to Moody's Investors Service.

Moody's called the city's tax on large employers "credit positive." Fitch Ratings sees a limited impact on its economic growth.

The city of Grand Rapids is embarking on an ambitious plan to install a $20 million LED streetlight system that eventually could monitor water meters and collect data about activity on the street.

The Municipal Stability Board gave more than 100 local governments until November to come up with a plan for their underfunded retirement plans.

While volume will be under $4 billion, strong demand should continue as the muni market is sound technically and investors are flush with cash. Investors are feeling bullish.

Municipal bonds were trading stronger Tuesday, with yields falling as much as five basis points, according to the MBIS benchmark scale.

Bond lawyer Jonathan Ballan chimes in on creative bond deals, tax-law changes, mortgage financing, mass transit and his recent move to Cozen O’Connor. He also makes a heartfelt plea for municipal and political leaders to weigh in and help “stop the carnage” from the opioid crisis. Paul Burton hosts.

Texas factory activity, as measured by the production index, “rose markedly in May,” reaching a 12-year high.

The consumer confidence index increased to 128.0 in May from a revised 125.6 last month, The Conference Board reported Tuesday.

Home prices rose 6.5% on an annual basis in March, not seasonally adjusted, according to the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller U.S. National Home Price Index, released Tuesday.

The Fed should slow its pace of policy normalization to help re-align price expectations around 2% and maintain the credibility of its inflation target, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis President James Bullard said.

Judge said that the relevant issues include federal as well as local law.

The IRS has produced dozens of "issue snapshots" for the tax-exempt bond community, charities and non-profits, retirement plans, Indian tribal governments and federal, state and local governments.

The holiday-shortened week with the usual accompanying low issuance shouldn’t overwhelm demand, putting the municipal market in a good spot at midyear.

MCE, California's first community choice aggregator, is rated Baa2 with a stable outlook by Moody's.

Pike County's “very weak” economy, budget performance and management led S&P Global Ratings to lower its ratings.

The District of Columbia was praised for tackling the funding needs for maintaining its critical infrastructure by a rating agency concerned about deferral of such maintenance by states and local governments.