Investments

Market support for taxables, particularly those from active issuers, remains firm. Taxables are seeing gains of 1.08% year-to-date, or 50 basis points above a UST index gain, said Kim Olsan, senior fixed income portfolio manager at NewSquare Capital.

The market is experiencing a "calm before a potential storm," said Chris Brigati, managing director and CIO at SWBC.

Megan Kilgore is leaving the Columbus, Ohio, city auditor post to launch a technology consulting firm, BKC Group, with Gregg Bienstock.

Two rating agencies dropped their Los Angeles Unified School District outlook to negative from stable.

Lincoln Center's expansion project shows its confidence in its fundraising abilities and future demand but analysts worry about the debt burden.  

"Ceasefire optimism augmented by a liquidity-driven risk-on macro market environment should be neutral for duration and positive for credit spreads," BofA analysts wrote.

Florida PACE Funding Agency says it will have to default on its bonds unless the Florida Supreme Court takes quick action.

The IRS has sent a material event notice to the Hennepin Schools Building Company regarding the tax-exempt status of revenue bonds issued in 2021based on the non-filing of IRS form 990.

Otero County said the state Supreme Court's decision protects bonds that are paid off with revenue generated under an agreement with the federal agency.

The two-week ceasefire with Iran comes to an end Wednesday, though President Donald Trump said Thursday at an event in Las Vegas the war should be ending soon.

The city council of Kansas City approved an ordinance laying the groundwork for a $1.9 billion stadium for the Kansas City Royals.

Austin and Dallas joined Houston in being warned that millions of dollars in state grants are at risk over federal immigration enforcement interaction policies.

Pricing deals on Monday, alerting investors weeks ahead of pricing, and crafting SMA-friendly structures are some of the ways dealers are promoting their deals in a flood of supply.

The Energy Bureau said rate adjustments that would help pay off debt should be considered after a PREPA plan of adjustment is approved.

Agreements with water districts in the county next door are part of changes to the business plan that include plans to pay off bond debt early.

The rating agency's previous review of the Texas city resulted in downgrades in December over increased credit risk due to water supply woes.

News of a 10-day ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon may have reassured investors, said James Pruskowski, managing director at Hennion & Walsh, but it didn't cause munis to richen.

New Jersey Transit plans to announce a special FIFA ticket on Friday that could cost more than $100 for riders going to MetLife Stadium for World Cup games.

Market Intelligence analyst Jeff Lipton argues that state bond bank debt remains one of the muni market's most conservative, well-secured allocations — and makes the case for expanding bond bank models to broaden infrastructure access for smaller and underserved local borrowers and for addressing growing funding needs brought about by shifting federal priorities.

Space Florida would own the assets and lease them to Project Jaguar, Space Florida's Ron Lau said.