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After a weak two days, munis are turning around thanks to strength in USTs, said Chad Farrington of DWS.

Municipal bond volume currently stands at $372.991 billion in 2026, up only 0.8% from $370.022 billion at the same time last year.

Tens of thousands of acres have burned in central Oregon and in the Spokane region of eastern Washington.

Less than 5% of U.S. desalination projects are public-private partnerships.

The currently-paused surface transportation reauthorization in a recessed Congress contains the first nationwide fee on electric vehicles.

Belmont University is among investment grade, well-known institutions dealing with more financial pressure due to a shrinking pool of undergraduates.

Wisconsin's WHEFA will issue $75.985 million of tax-exempt bonds for a developer to convert two Milwaukee apartment buildings to affordable housing.

The professionals are expected to strengthen Raymond James' abilities in land-secured public finance.

Daily report for August 19, 2026

Munis are experiencing a correction driven by high issuance and misaligned muni-UST ratios, according to Kim Olsan of NewSquare Capital. However, investors seem interested in the new, higher yields.

An index of AMT bonds has gained 1.84% year-to-date, outperforming a broad non-AMT index by 92 basis points.

Senior bondholders will take a nearly 70% haircut.

As the public backlash against data centers begins to influence politics around the beltway, industry supporters point to the effects of tax revenue generated at the local level.

Cloud tech and AI are two of the most important and impactful technologies for the development and operation of many analytical and optimization tools for the municipal market, company representatives say. 

Student housing bonds trade wide for a reason: declining college-age populations, private competition and non-recourse structures make demand, disclosure, university commitment and stress-testing the signals investors need to validate, writes Market Intelligence analyst Jeff Lipton.

Budgets for Houston, Austin, Dallas, and Fort Worth come amid credit quality improvements and calls from Gov. Greg Abbott to rein in local government spending.

The bonds and notes will be used to build a Mobile River Bridge for Interstate 10 and do some work on the Bayway.

Daily report for August 18, 2026

In a 5-6 vote, the city council rejected the mayor's proposal to place $489 million of revenue bonds for a professional basketball arena on the Nov. 3 ballot.

Lighter market activity is customary for a Monday, SWBC's Chris Brigati said, especially as issuers prepare to price $15 billion.