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Geopolitical uncertainty will keep being a challenge for risk assets, according to James Pruskowski, managing director at Hennion & Walsh. But the muni market will still benefit from strong supply and demand.
July 20
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While the surface transportation reauthorization lumbers through Congress and IIJA funds starting to sunset, some states are tapping pooled bond funds and relying on independent financing authorities.
July 20
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Action on a surface transportation bill, however, is likely to be delayed until September.
July 20
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Issuance is an estimated $10.567 billion this week, with $8.948 billion of negotiated deals on tap and $1.62 billion of competitives, according to LSEG.
July 20
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The rating agency upgraded $1.2 billion of airport revenue bonds.
July 20
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Muni market professionals think state-specific crypto initiatives could distract from needed digital improvements to the market.
July 20
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The deal funds the municipalization of a private water utility that had been controlled by investor-owned utility Eversource.
July 20
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USTs ended the week looking strong after a positive CPI report, MMA's Kevin McGuigan said, while munis finally seem to have corrected from their "extremely rich" ratios.
July 17
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A battle over implementation of Chicago's budget became public Thursday after Mayor Brandon Johnson's team held a midyear hearing.
July 17
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The long-running financial problems of the Donald W. Wyatt Correctional Facility in Central Falls, Rhode Island, resulted in a Chapter 11 filing this month.
July 17
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Proceeds from both will be used for building renovation or construction.
July 17
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States continue tinkering with finding the right mix of property tax, sales tax, and income taxes leveled on the affluent.
July 17
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Despite some struggling projects, student housing P3 deals that hit the primary market this year have enjoyed oversubscribed demand.
July 17
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Munis finally corrected Thursday after UST yields prompted investors to reevaluate the "overstretched" asset class, NewSquare Capital's Kim Olsan said.
July 16
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The default comes as charter school bonds have been the municipal sector with the most defaults this year.
July 16
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The meeting, set for July 22 and July 23, will be the board's final quarterly meeting of fiscal year 2026.
July 16
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Meanwhile, settlements in New York and California cases may be near.
July 16
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The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee renews a push for major FEMA reform that's endorsed by local governments while the Senate attempts to influence change from within the agency.
July 16
