Investments

Mayors rank economic development, infrastructure, and housing as top three priorities.

The city announced its P3 partner this week even after its federal funding got cut in committee and Rep. Maxine Waters took a strong oppositional position.

Despite munis being mixed Thursday, the muni AAA yield curve remains inverted, said Taylor Huffman, a client portfolio manager at PTAM.

New York lawmakers are helping a coalition of legal experts, transit riders, and environmental and disability advocates sue the governor for stopping congestion pricing.

Local government investment pools remain free from SEC rules

In May, a bipartisan group of lawmakers sent a letter to the federal agencies responsible for the FDTA rulemaking, urging them to stick to the schedule spelled out in the law.

V2 Municipal Capital will source deals exclusively for Fundamental Advisors.

Municipal bond insurance grew 24.4% in the first half, compared to the same period last year.

The top 5 competitive underwriters remained in the same ranking positions as 1H 2023, while there was some shuffling with the remaining in the Top 10.

Challenges to laws banning investment banks from underwriting municipal bonds and the targeting of other financial firms for divestment purposes may result from a recent Oklahoma ruling.

The largest is an up to $2 billion issue to replace the I-10 Calcasieu River Bridge.

"While supply has been outsized over the last several weeks, the market has also seen outsized reinvestment demand over the last several months," said Nuveen strategists.

Kaufman Hall & Associates, Caine Mitter & Associates, KNN Public Finance entered the Top 10, while CSG Advisors, Estrada Hinojosa and Columbia Capital Management were bumped.

Revenue from the sales tax could be used to issue long-term debt to reduce the extensive backlog of city projects.

Vance has called for eliminating the SALT deduction, calling it "massively redistributive toward the lower- and middle-income brackets."

Half of the top 10 issuers are from New York, California issuers hold two spots on the list.

Raymond James was the sole new entrant in the Top 10, knocking out Citi — which formally exited the muni market by the end of Q1 2024.

North Dakota's Bismarck State College returned to the market, pricing $30 million of bonds, with proceeds used to finance the construction of an 80,000-square-foot athletic center.

This week again sees elevated supply, as issuance sits at $9.673 billion, with Tuesday being a very busy day.

First Eagle Investments has hired Purva Patel, based in Chicago, as managing director and senior investment specialist on its high-yield municipal credit team.