Public finance

The municipal market is starving for supply and it will remain that way with another meager weak of issuance, while investors keep their cash on the sidelines amid ongoing equity volatility.

Harvey, Illinois can ill afford higher pension contributions as it's yet to make good on defaulted bond payments.

Puerto Rico’s economy in December was 13.3% less active than it had been in August, a report said.

Gross city product rose only 1.2% in the fourth quarter. according to the city's comptroller.

Citing public safety and community support, city officials will move forward with exploring options, including a bond measure, to pay for burying overhead power lines.

Laredo ISD trustees decided Thursday night to float a $150 million bond that would pay for a new Cigarroa Middle School.

The Detroit-based university will sell $120 million in general revenue bonds.

Still dusting themselves off from last year’s budget chaos, Gov. Dannel Malloy and Connecticut lawmakers reconvene to grasp a glaring transportation fund crisis.

Municipal bond buyers looking for deals will again have to be satisfied with a smaller-than-average calendar for next week.

Congress has enacted four short-term continuing resolutions since the Oct. 1 start of the 2018 fiscal year, putting a strain on state and local budgets.

In the week ended Feb. 8, the weekly average yield to maturity of the Bond Buyer Municipal Bond Index rose to 3.98% from 3.94% the previous week.

Muni pros said the move by U.S. Bank to reorganize is a sign of the times, driven by regulations, technology, and legislation.

Rising unfunded pension and healthcare liabilities and bond financing plans led a state committee to recommend increasing the debt cap.

In King County alone, 16 school districts are asking voters in this month's special election to approve levy measures that would generate more than $1billion in revenue over four years, starting in 2019.

Syracuse, N.Y., Mayor Ben Walsh is grappling with an escalating budget deficit.

Wariness was the word among municipal bond market participants on Thursday as yields began to march back higher.

What’s in store for muniland in 2018 in a post tax reform world? How is low issuance expected to make things even harder for underwriters? Kevin Dunphy, managing director and head of public finance for Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, helps dissect the issues. Hosted by Aaron Weitzman.

It made cuts in its banking, sales, and trading staff Wednesday, sources told The Bond Buyer.

A proposal to allow greater flexibility for note sales was blocked.

The Council of Infrastructure Financing Authorities is asking individuals or firms to submit proposals by March 2.