Public finance

Against a backdrop of chronic state budget strife, Jefferies will price the Commonwealth Financing Authority’s tobacco master settlement bonds this week.

Will President Trump trumpet infrastructure in his State of the Union address? Will there be specifics on a plan? Will the Federal Open Market Committee recommend a rate hike? The market will be watching.

A tobacco deal from Pennsylvania and a taxable offering from Hawaii take center stage this week as traders eye rising yields and the Federal Reserve meets on monetary policy .

Ohio businessman Dan Slane said his list of 50 emergency and national security projects is "going nowhere."

Another week of modest muni volume is expected, as issuers offer more chunks of taxable bonds.

The city brings a $215 million sewer revenue bond deal to market Wednesday and returns next month with a GO sale.

The Ohio Turnpike and Transportation Commission is selling $72 million of senior-lien bonds and $415 million of junior-lien bonds.

Mayors are concerned the federal government is going to contribute far less funding to infrastructure projects.

The "transformative" effect of landing the second Amazon headquarters is likely to help the economy of the winning government, according to S&P.

Next week’s slip in supply may increase demand for municipal bonds slated to hit the market.

The increasing saturation of the Northeast market with casinos bodes poorly for states expecting tax windfalls, analysts said.

A task force wants New Jersey to issue $400 million of GO bonds to upgrade aging water systems.

The municipal bond market is mostly breathing a sigh of relief after it has had time to digest the possible effects of new U.S. tax legislation, according to a report.

In the week ended Jan. 25, the weekly average yield to maturity of the Bond Buyer Municipal Bond Index rose to 3.88% from 3.86% the previous week. The BB40 Index is based on the price of 40 long-term bonds.

In his final State of the State speech, Jerry Brown reiterated support for water transfer tunnels, high speed rail, and the projects funded by a new gas tax.

The post-hurricane fiscal plan assumes that Puerto Rico will get a substantial amount of federal aid, but doesn’t include it in its calculation of available resources.

As Pennsylvania prepares to sell $1.39 billion of tobacco bonds next week, Invesco released a report that highlights reasons investors should own tobacco bonds.

Oil appears to be making a steady comeback, lifting prospects for the key producing states, according to Fitch Ratings.

A “sensibly priced” deal from a New York issuer was snapped up by buyers on Thursday as municipals weakened slightly in secondary trading.

The California Water Commission sent all 11 applicants for water storage bond money back to the drawing board.