Investments

Longer-term munis have become more attractive, said Cooper Howard, a fixed income strategist at Charles Schwab.

It's among the more unconventional ideas being considered by public agencies facing large deferred maintenance backlogs.

An academic paper presented at the Brookings Institute's annual conference found that future wildfire risks are already having economically significant impacts on financial markets, municipal borrowing costs and vulnerable communities.

A new study indicates that the transition from coal to natural gas is resulting in deteriorating fiscal health in some communities and increases municipal bond yields.

Why more issuers are opting for the tender offer. San Francisco PUC's Nikolai Sklaroff lays it out for Bond Buyer Senior Infrastructure Reporter Caitlin Devitt.

There is a buyer base that is a little bit "skeptical" of longer maturities, but it's more of a retail response, said Adam Congdon, a director at Payden & Rygel.

While the cost of small trades is higher than institutional trades across all fixed-income markets, the gap is more pronounced in the municipal bond market.

The Rhode Island Infrastructure Bank has issued a billion dollars of debt to promote clean water. 

A group of local residents in upstate New York is planning to buy the shuttered Cazenovia College campus for $9.5 million.

The $719.5 million of general airport revenue bonds will help finance an ongoing multi-billion-dollar capital improvement plan.