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Municipal yields strengthened for maturities beyond three years, even though President Trump expressed concern.

Its estimates are more pessimistic than the Oversight Board’s projections of island gross domestic product.

New Jersey's oversight has a strong, positive impact on the city's financial position, according to Moody’s.

HJ Sims Managing Director German Ramirez and Senior Vice President Richard Prann focus in on the latest developments in Puerto Rico. They talk about what’s been happening with PREPA and COFINA and the implications this may have for bondholders. Chip Barnett hosts.

The municipal bond market remained in quiet mode a day after the Federal Open Market Committee raised interest rates.

SIFMA is publishing a new model document that it says should help underwriters avoid regulatory risk.

Investor-owned Georgia Power made concessions to secure public power owners' agreement to continue construction of the Plant Vogtle nuclear project.

The two regulatory agencies are working to ensure a seemless transition to another benchmark when Libor is phased out in 2021.

Indications of a more hawkish sentiment at the Fed may continue to pressure tax-exempt yields higher, particularly on the short end of the curve.

Officials say the project will spur economic development in the city core.

The letter initiated by Rep. Leonard Lance of New Jersey threatens congressional oversight measures if passenger rail line funds are not released.

The amount of outstanding variable rate demand bonds rose to $142.4 billion in the second quarter of this year, a gain over $142.2 billion in the first quarter and the end of a decade-long decline, Moody’s Investor Service said in a recent report.

Linda Howard was tapped for her broad financial experience, said the Orlando-based wholesale power agency.

While the impacts to the Carolinas are still being determined, one expert says the lessons learned from catastrophic events like Florence can be mitigated.

With the Federal Open Market Committee meeting, activity was at a minimum in the municipal bond market on Wednesday.

North Miami's former assistant budget director is accusing other city officials of concealing a multimillion-dollar deficit in city finances by siphoning money from city reserves and utilities, and misrepresenting other revenue streams and debts in the recently passed budget.

ProMedica is seeking up to $870 million in revenue bonds for construction and facilities projects.

The final piece of the deal to bring the Pawtucket Red Sox to Worcester is in place.

Leaders in the world of finance joined with governments and health organizations on Wednesday to launch The Tobacco-Free Finance Pledge.

The authority, one of the largest municipal bond issuers, will use the new benchmark to reduce its exposure to Libor, which is slated to sunset.