Public finance

The municipal bond market and its participants are ready for what they are hoping is a busier and better week than the last.

The Sacramento Housing and Redevelopment Agency plans to issue up to $25 million in tax-exempt mortgage revenue bonds to finance the renovation of 74 low-income housing units in south Sacramento. The financing does not include the addition of any new affordable housing units.

Illinois and Chicago will be this week's headliners as the state comes under new leadership while the city sells the biggest municipal bond deal of the week — a $551 million offering from the Sales Tax Securitization Corp.

Guam made spending cuts and raised taxes to offset losses created by federal tax law changes passed in late 2017.

A city task force has restored nearly $40 million in unreconciled cash accounts that was driven largely by duplicate debt service entries.

After a lackluster week, the muni market is hoping to get back on track.

Municipals were mostly stronger Friday ahead of next week’s $6.4 billion new issue calendar.

The estimated $1.1 billion project stands to be the biggest highway undertaking in Boston since the controversial Big Dig.

The mayor said a millionaire’s tax, a transportation bond act, and congestion pricing could be used to help fund the nation's biggest subway and bus system.

Muni bonds are giving younger investors the opportunity to put their money to work in ways that they value.

Jaresko demands an update by Jan. 18.

In the week ended Jan. 10, the weekly average yield to maturity of the Bond Buyer Municipal Bond Index, which is based on 40 long-term bond prices, inched up to 4.08% from 4.07% last week.

Bond buyers gave the $1.65 billion San Francisco airport deal a mixed reception on Thursday as municipal bonds were mostly stronger.

Moody’s Investor’s Service said the shutdown “has had minimal impact on municipal credits,’’ but warned that “economic disruption will grow as the shutdown lingers.”

The $551 million issue wraps up a nearly $3 billion program; $7.7 billion of proposed pension obligation bonds rely on similar structure

Amid bankruptcy talk about the investor-owned utility, the fate of its $18 billion in corporate bonds could impact the municipal bond market.

The muni market was steady, as traders waited for the last of this week’s deals to come rolling in, including the biggest deal of the week.

The government shutdown limits the SEC's ability to answer issuers' questions on continuing disclosure requirements that take effect Feb. 27.

Peter DeGroot of JPMorgan takes a deep dive into what's in store for the municipal market in 2019. He's forecasting $375 billion of supply as SMAs take on a greater role in the market. He looks at primary versus secondary pricing and revenue bonds versus GOs. John Hallacy is host.

The Oversight Board said vote was overwhelmingly for approval of the plan of adjustment.