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The Indianapolis Local Public Improvement Bond Bank priced $125 million revenue bonds, with delivery expected next week.

At a Bond Buyer conference in Atlanta, industry leaders talked about tariff turmoil, the tax-exemption, weather resiliency, infrastructure and more. 

California Gov. Gavin Newsom said lowered revenues from the so-called "Trump slump" forced tough choices during annual May revisions to his budget.

Daily report for May 16, 2025

A couple of "bond-friendly" economic reports released Thursday could encourage the Federal Reserve to reduce interest rates in the near future, some analysts argued.

Rep. Scott Fitzgerald said PROMESA indicated PREPA needed to regain access to capital markets and suggested a deal with bondholders would aid this.

Federal Reserve Gov. Michael Barr said tariffs could have an outsize impact on small businesses and hardships could outlive the trade policy debate.

For most investors, partnership matters, said Jamie Doffermyre, head of public finance syndicate and origination at Truist Securities.

Yakir Golan is the CEO and co-founder of Kovrr. He started his career in the Israeli intelligence forces. Following his military service, he acquired multidisciplinary experience in software and hardware design, development and product management. For the past few years, he has focused on bringing cyber risk management solutions based on advanced machine learning and artificial intelligence to the market. Yakir holds a BSc in Electrical Engineering from the Technion, Israel Institute of Technology and an MBA from IE Business School, Madrid, Spain.

The agreement includes $12.6 billion in spending for the fiscal year that begins July 1 and an income tax cut estimated to cost $160 million.

Julienne Y. Joseph is the founder and principal of JYJ Consulting, and is the former Chief of Staff to HUD Secretary Marcia L. Fudge. She previously served as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Single Family Housing.

Among the defeated referendums were three for bonds totalling $146 million.

Moody's downgrading of Maryland's credit rating is resulting in finger pointing among state lawmakers, questions about spending levels, and concerns about the state's spotless record.

Siebert Williams Shank & Co has been censured and fined $55,000 by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority for rule violations including reporting inaccurate trade times for roughly 12,100 municipal securities transactions.

The Federal Reserve chair said there is "room for improvement" in how the central bank conveys economic uncertainties to markets and the public.

Private investment is key to the train's future, said the CEO.

Strong enplanement growth, an expansive number of days of cash on hand and low costs outweigh credit concerns, analysts said.