Public finance

Bond traders and buyers will keep an eye on rising yields as the municipal bond market sees a smaller than average primary slate scheduled for sale next week.

The weekly average yield to maturity of The Bond Buyer Municipal Bond Index, which is based on 40 long-term bond prices, rose to 3.94% from 3.88% last week.

The city ended fiscal 2017 with a $53 million surplus, marking its third straight budget surplus since exiting bankruptcy.

The municipal bond market is still coming to terms with the full implications of the newly passed tax legislation, according to participants at a panel on tax reform at the Bond Buyer’s National Outlook Conference

Acknowledging budget clouds in Washington and Albany, Mayor Bill de Blasio said his spending plan aims to make New York 'the fairest big city in America.'

Municipal bankruptcy expert James Spiotto said courts have ordered that special revenue bonds be paid in midst of bankruptcy.

Worries about a future interest rate hike couples with a rise in Treasury issuance pressured muni yields Thursday.

California is still decades away from prefunding retiree health benefits liability, said State Controller Betty Yee.

Twin Falls County may have an opportunity to bring an event center to the fairgrounds — but voters would have to give it the final OK.

Bank of America Merrill Lynch won a large note sale in the primary sector on Thursday as the market eyes bond yields, which have been on a tear since the beginning of the month.

A bond issue that will finance an estimated $11 million in street improvements across the city received the final stamp of approval Wednesday from the City Council.

New York City First Deputy Mayor Dean Fuleihan discusses Mayor Bill de Blasio's second-term goals, how it will cope with uncertainty from Washington, its approach to transit funding and the merits of new city budget director Melanie Hartzog. Chip Barnett and Paul Burton host.

The municipal bond market is focusing its attention on Thursday on rising bond yields a day after the Federal Reserve signaled it could raise interest rates at its next meeting in March.

There was no consensus on prospects for a federal infrastructure plan at Wednesday's Bond Buyer event.

Hours after the president announced plans for a $1.5 trillion infrastructure bill, public finance professionals expressed doubt about the plan becoming reality.

While President Trump gets praise for pushing for $1.5 trillion of new infrastructure investment, leaked draft plans for a bill have already raised questions and sparked controversy.

Laura Taylor Swain ruled that holding a lien isn't enough at this time to require ordering bond payments be made.

Municipal bond market participants are weighing in on what they think about what President Trump said about infrastructure in his State of the Union address.

An Illinois lawmaker has filed a bill that would authorize the massive borrowing.

Legal experts and county officials believe the online retail giant wasn’t swayed by the Alabama county’s Chapter 9 case or its ongoing appeal.