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The muni market is poised for a strong week, Peter DeGroot wrote for J.P. Morgan, with a "manageable" new-issue calendar, near-record inflows year-to-date and July redemption money.
July 2
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The first tobacco bond payment default raises the prospect of additional isolated failures, but not a systemic sector collapse, according to Market Intelligence analyst Jeff Lipton, highlighting how vintage, lien, turbo and reserve features can produce sharply different cash flow and liquidity outcomes.
July 2
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Figuring out a way to account for the shift in market demographics is crucial to the long-term future of the muni market, but it doesn't appear to be a priority.
July 2
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The rating agency confirmed the Texas city's A1 bond ratings, ending a review for potential downgrade spurred by an impending water supply crisis.
July 2
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Puerto Rico's debt and budget situations have improved but its political culture and economic trajectory haven't, many observers say.
July 2
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A number of factors are driving rate volatility, but the muni market is better positioned for a strong summer than it has been in a decade, according to Hennion & Walsh's James Pruskowski.
July 1
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The Trump administration's attempt to strip funds for the Gateway Hudson River rail tunnel project "fragrantly" violated federal law, according to a judge.
July 1
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Municipal issuers sold $299.293 billion of bonds in the first half of 2026, up 5.2% year-over-year, according to LSEG data.
July 1
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Rep. Brendan Boyle, D-Pa., said he is crafting a bill to "disincentive states and localities" from offering public subsidy packages to lure professional sports teams across borders.
July 1
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Illinois-based Bernardi Securities released an Environmental Risk Index that gauges relative environmental risk within municipal bond portfolios.
July 1
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Strong offerings and the promise of July redemptions are helping munis weather a rough UST market, according to NewSquare Capital's Kim Olsan.
June 30
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A smoke-covered east Los Angeles for days evoked images of last year's wildfires that decimated the city. Cleanup around the massive cold storage facility is expected to take months.
June 30
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The budget includes plans for transportation bonds to be sold over the next few years.
June 30
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The state took nearly two years to publish its fiscal 2024 annual comprehensive financial report — and that was an improvement.
June 30
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A lawsuit filed in federal court comes as the turnpike was seeking approval from a state oversight council for $1.5 billion of revenue bonds.
June 30
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Separately, the Puerto Rico Oversight Board approved the second consecutive consensually agreed upon budget, balanced according to modified accrual standards.
June 30
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SMAs are a "shoot now, ask questions later" type of buyer, said Dan Close, head of Nuveen's municipal fixed income team.
June 30
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Grace Martinez steps into the president's office at the Government Financial Officers Association hoping to continue the organization's membership expansion.
June 30
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