Munis

Market data shows the trading gap between A-rated and BBB-rated corporate bonds has widened in volume.

Municipals were mixed at midday as Treasury bonds weakened while the last of the week’s supply trickled into the primary market.

A bankruptcy judge still has to review the sales agreement between Verity Health System and Santa Clara County.

Chicago would issue up to $10 billion of POBs under a proposal the mayor left to city council to decide.

Municipals look somewhat less attractive following last week’s rally, but should maintain a firm tone through year-end, an analyst said.

Applications doubled from 2017, growing to 851 from all 50 states and also U.S. territories.

The private passenger train project in Florida also faces new litigation from longtime adversary Indian River County.

A bill would extend the sunset date of the law allowing local governments to issue pension obligation bonds and OPEB bonds past Dec. 31.

Rep. Steve Stivers plans to use the recruiting skills he honed as chair of the House GOP campaign arm to enlist new members of the bipartisan Municipal Finance Caucus in the next Congress.

Richard Li, a public debt specialist for the city of Milwaukee, said too much cybersecurity disclosure can become a road map for hackers.

The wholesale public power authority will refund outstanding debt, refinance commercial paper, and fund nuclear fuel for reactors 1 and 2 at Plant Vogtle.

Detroit issued bonds Friday to fund the successful tender offer.

Federal Reserve data show the effects of a new tax code that makes muni ownership less appealing for banks.

The Illinois State Toll Highway Authority will bring about $430 million of refunding debt to market.

Despite a technical default on a previous issue, five-year-old International Leadership Texas is ready to test the market with $346 million of bonds for its charter schools.

Fidelity’s money-market assets grew to $629 billion as of Oct. 31, according to Crane Data.

In the absence of advance refunding, Arizona plans to lock in rates by pricing $250.7 million of lottery refunding bonds that will not be delivered until next October.

Municipal bonds closed out the week stronger ahead of a hefty new issue slate.

As the end of the year draws near, the municipal bond market will see lots of negotiated deals on next week’s new issue calendar.

Members of the Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday addressed confusion among issuers, broker-dealers and investors regarding disclosure.