Capital markets

They include the return of Sarah Sanders as assistant treasurer for debt management, a position she held from 2007 to 2017.

Completion of a replacement Tappan Zee Bridge with debt levels kept in check triggered upgrades to New York State Thruway Authority bonds.

Municipal bond underwriters suffered from muted issuance under the new tax laws, as Bank of America Merrill Lynch remained on top of the year-end rankings.

Market veteran Horace Carter will co-head Raymond James’ fixed income capital markets division along with Kevin Giddis.

Jersey City's legal settlements with two major entities are a credit positive, according to Moody's Investors Service.

Issuance in Texas during 2018 was down 23% from 2017, reflecting a national slump that followed federal tax law changes that ended advance refundings.

Tim Schaefer will remain California's deputy director of public finance under Fiona Ma.

Guam made spending cuts and raised taxes to offset losses created by federal tax law changes passed in late 2017.

In the week ended Jan. 10, the weekly average yield to maturity of the Bond Buyer Municipal Bond Index, which is based on 40 long-term bond prices, inched up to 4.08% from 4.07% last week.

The public accounting and advisory firm moves into the municipal advisor space by combining with Springsted, Inc. and Umbaugh and Associates.

Morgan Stanley has hired the former NPFG official as an executive director of credit analysis within the municipal capital solutions group.

Alderman Edward M. Burke, who held sway over the city's bond deals for decades, resigned with key pieces of Mayor Rahm Emanuel's agenda still pending.

The new office staffed by veteran banker Greg Vahrenberg will focus on Kansas and Missouri issuers.

Wells Fargo promoted Charles Peck to head of public finance, almost a month after firing Stratford Shields from the post.

Municipal issuance fell by 24% to $338 billion for 2018 as changes in U.S. tax law crushed the market.

Moody's Investors Service upgraded Johnson City to Baa3.

S&P raised the Indiana capital's ad valorem tax-secured bonds to AA-plus.

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The Public Pension Management and Asset Investment Review Commission says its blueprint could save the commonwealth roughly $10 billion over 30 years.

Moody's raised the Art Institute of Chicago's rating in recognition of declining debt and stronger reserves.