Capital markets

Oil appears to be making a steady comeback, lifting prospects for the key producing states, according to Fitch Ratings.

Chicago’s Sales Tax Securitization Corp. bonds cleared the market after a one-week delay.

The authority realized $534 million in present-value savings from those transactions in 2017, said finance director Patrick McCoy.

The cloud-based application is designed to help smaller firms access data on a broader universe of bonds.

Gov. John Bel Edwards released a spending plan for 2019 targeting health care and higher education to bridge much of the deficit.

The university expects healthy reception for its higher education bonds in a supply-constrained market.

The city will see Monday if its retooled sales tax securitization issue is a go with the market.

Muni volume in the last week of January is forecast to match that of the first three weeks combined, satisfying pent-up investor demand.

Milwaukee is selling $70 million of notes to speed up pension payments.

A state official cited the need to have special tax obligation bonds rated "on the bonds' own merits," distinct from the state's GOs.

Uncertainties surrounding tax reform and a spike in supply are creating opportunities in the municipal market. Natalie Cohen, head of Municipal Research at Wells Fargo Securities, weighs the various factors. John Hallacy hosts.

Gov. Jerry Brown’s budget proposal is favorable from a credit perspective, S&P Global Ratings said.

Former S&P Global Ratings analyst Richard Packard will succeed Black in Fitch's Austin office.

Assured Guaranty and Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP took advantage of a surge in issuance in the final two months of 2017 to solidify advantages over rival bond insurers and counsel.

The former Morgan Stanley co-head of public finance has joined a Dallas-based municipal finance solution provider.

Moody's shifted the outlook on its A3 rating forSpringfield, Illinois, to negative.

Tax-exempt issuance again dominates the calendar, after a week of mostly taxable deals .

A special-purpose corporation is selling nearly $800 million to refund some of the city's lower-rated GOs.

Fitch Ratings expects the Puget Sound region could see continued economic growth for two years.

Almost three years after sinking to the verge of a junk, New Jersey’s largest city received an outlook boost from Moody's.