Public finance

Rural governments continue to lose economic ground, according to a Moody's Investors Service report.

The Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board named Gary Hall as its next chair and Edward Sisk to become vice chair. It also temporarily cut fees to reduce excess reserves by $2.6 million.

Redemption demand should continue to surface this week even with the arrival of new issuance, municipal sources said.

It’s a big week for Puerto Rico with court action taking place on the island and Congressional hearings being held in D.C.

New York issues again dominate as the bond calendar dips to $5.3 billion in the new week.

The measure was the latest in a series of proposals that have been shot down because of divisions between county leaders.

June's unemployment rate was the lowest monthly rate since at least 1975.

Public-purpose need has become an important marker for green bond deals as the market evolves.

Municipal bond volume will dip to a more average 2018 level next week.

The city of Norwalk successfully executed a $30 million municipal bond sale to pay for city, school and redevelopment capital projects.

The Birmingham-Jefferson County Convention Complex received a blended interest rate of 3.91% on the series of bonds it sold on Tuesday to fund the construction of the downtown stadium and renovation of Legacy Arena.

MSRB is seeking comments on a revised set of potential draft amendments to its rules on primary offering practices and related disclosures that it says would benefit the market for relatively limited costs to participants.

In the week ended July 19, the weekly average yield to maturity of the Bond Buyer Municipal Bond Index rose to 3.97% from 3.96% the previous week. The BB40 Index is based on the price of 40 long-term bonds.

A motion for summary judgment by Indian River and Martin counties contends that the privately owned project isn’t eligible to use the private activity bonds.

New issues were well spoken for on Thursday as hungry investors with available cash participated in the largest deals of the week.

An amended master trust indenture will reflect the combined finances of the largest health systems in Illinois and Wisconsin.

Henry County Superior Court Judge Arch McGarity ruled that bills signed by Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal in May did not violate the state constitution.

The district that runs the venue is planning a $974 million bond sale in the coming weeks.

Moody's upgraded the bonds issued to build the Mets' Citi Field while boosting its outlook for Yankee Stadium bonds.

Municipal bond market participants are seeing the last of the week’s healthy new issue slate hit screens.