Investments

While the U.S. continues to lag pre-pandemic levels, Puerto Rico is now ahead by 2.3% from November 2019.

Pushing the massive bill into 2022 reduces its overall chances of passage but increases the chances of reviving muni-related provisions.

Pandemic or not, major projects must continue, say New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and the Port Authority.

Despite outside pressures, municipal fundamentals are strong with improving credit pictures, issuers flush with federal cash and the ongoing supply-demand imbalance.

The index, which tracks over 2,800 securities, went live Wednesday. While ESG investment considerations have grown around the globe, the muni market is at the beginning stages and there is no universally accepted definition of ESG.

Existing partisan divides and political pressures may influence how the infrastructure act's grants are allocated, one Congressman said.

FINRA found that RBC’s supervisory system did not flag recommendations that resulted in potentially unsuitable concentrations of high-yield bonds in certain customer accounts.

The odds of non-housing projects receiving private activity bond funding in California are slimmer as state officials focus on its housing crisis.

Lokken is a public finance attorney with 20 years of experience representing issuers, borrowers, underwriters and purchasers.

It marked the 40th straight week of positive flows into the long-term funds and brought the total inflows for this year near $82 billion. Exchanged-traded funds saw $168M of inflows.

A fight is brewing over whether the Oversight Board can preempt some of the territory's pension statutes.

The Securities and Exchange Commission has proposed amendments to its money market fund rules, which it has tinkered with repeatedly since the Great Recession.

Join industry experts to explore how financial institutions can better prepare for future compliance issues associated with the evolving landscape.

One-shot federal aid and pending labor contracts require budgetary diligence, Scott Stringer says.

The $2.5 trillion increase is expected to get the U.S. through 2023.

Triple-A yield curves were unchanged on the day and mostly have not budged but a basis point in spots since the end of November.

A group of leading automakers want the feds to require states to invest in the fastest EV chargers available.

Harvey began posting financial and bond delinquency notices this year as it tries to overcome its deep fiscal strains and past mismanagement that drew regulatory and bondholder ire.

This podcast is part of The Bond Buyer’s multi-platform series on the future of infrastructure: Build What Better?