Investments

Municipal bonds were mostly stronger along with Treasuries amid stock market gyrations.

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.

Municipal bonds were stronger as markets closed early ahead of the New Year’s holiday.

Cities across the state are looking for pension relief as J.B. Pritzker prepares to take the reins as governor.

Moody's Investors Service upgraded Johnson City to Baa3.

After a difficult 2018 draws to a close with the U.S. government in shutdown and municipals reeling from a tax law that lowered the value of the tax exemption and took away a key refinancing tool, here’s a list of changes we’d like to see in the coming year.

Perhaps the best that can be said of a painful year across financial markets is that there’s room for improvement in 2019.

The municipal market got stronger once again, beefing up with the end of the year right around the corner.

Platte County remains at odds with holders of the $32 million Zona Rosa bond issue about its responsibility to cover debt service shortfalls.

How the Bond Buyer covered the disasters and challenges of 2018.

As the muni market continues to end the year on a strong note, market participants were wondering about what to watch out for in 2019.

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

Rep. Richard Neal, D-Mass., has pledged to ask mayors, governors and other municipal market advocates to testify at hearings early in 2019.

In the week ended Dec. 27, the weekly average yield to maturity of the Bond Buyer Municipal Bond Index, which is based on 40 long-term bond prices, fell to 4.09% from 4.13% last week.

U.S. says IRS needs more time because of the government shutdown.

The municipal market extended its December rally in light secondary trading. No new deals came to market.

The municipal market strengthened further on Thursday, with light action in the secondary.

The SEC has signaled a focus on pay-to-play and disclosure fraud.

Studies on the returns for active vs. passive securities do not definitively declare a winner. However, J.R. Rieger of the Rieger Report explains that a higher proportion of municipal active managers best their benchmarks. John Hallacy is host.