Investments

Newly issued Treasury securities held in stripped form increased about $5.475 billion in April to a total of $279.954 billion.

The $914 million deal will help finance a $7.4 billion project to renovate and expand the airport.

The municipal bond market will see another light new issue calendar next week with volume estimated at $4.86 billion.

New York MTA now puts the tab for the 13-year-late project at $11.2 billion, more than two-and-a-half times its original estimate.

Three members of the community vision team that guided last year's failed 30-year, $78 million proposal offered a post-mortem for the Hays USD 489 school board Monday night.

A flyer opposing Northwest Community Schools' upcoming bond vote has been showing up in district residents' mailboxes for a couple of weeks.

The Wenatchee School Board will meet in the coming weeks to discuss what happens next after the $120 million bond proposal to remodel and expand Wenatchee High School failed last week to meet the 60% approval threshold.

Moody's Investors Service lowered the university one notch to Aa2.

Hopkins Airport plans to issue the airport revenue bonds later this year.

The weekly average yield to maturity of The Bond Buyer Municipal Bond Index, which is based on 40 long-term bond prices, dipped to 4.04% from 4.05% the week before.

The Illinois hospital nonprofit faces a rating cut to junk if merger plans fall apart.

Municipal bonds were stronger on Thursday as volatility in the stock market drove a flight to quality.

Byron Brown is calling for the city’s first tax increase in 13 years.

A probe into possible wrongdoing prompted Gov. Ricardo Rosselló to jettison five staffers, weakening his administration at a critical juncture in the commonwealth's debt restructuring.

The $40 million offering will fund affordable housing projects

Credit analysts, bond attorneys and issuers are among those reacting to the increasing risk computer crime poses to governments.

The South Carolina-owned agency’s A1 bond rating could be lowered due to threats from pending legislation and litigation, Moody’s said.

NYC Ferry's ridership is expected to surge to about 9 million a year.

Just a few months after the implementation of new tax legislation, the municipal market has a different look and feel to it. Sean Carney, managing director and head of municipal strategy at BlackRock, discusses what impact the new tax laws have already had on munis, and what other ripple effects the market could see down the road. Hosted by Aaron Weitzman.

Demand for municipal bonds is high, with one factor keeping munis from the volatility being experienced in other markets.