Public finance

Massachusetts’ downgrade by S&P Global Ratings affects $22 billion in GO debt.

Municipal market participants are eagerly awaiting the new issue slate to start rolling, as issuance is expected to be around the weekly average.

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The New York City Transitional Finance Authority plans to sell about $850 million of tax-exempt fixed rate bonds on Wednesday, June 21, after a two-day retail order period.

Puerto Rico’s government and Oversight Board have declined to say what debt service bondholders should expect in the coming fiscal year despite repeated inquiries.

Demand for municipals in the primary market should stay strong as volume is set to remain close to the yearly per-week average.

Butler Snow LLP has hired former U.S. Sen. David Vitter to work in the firm’s New Orleans’ office.

Municipal market buyers aren't waiting for the rating agencies -- they're already trading Illinois paper at junk bond levels.

The Duncan Public School district approved the low bid from BancFirst for $7,645,000.00 for the sale of the school bond at a special meeting on Tuesday afternoon.

The Garden City Commission on Tuesday approved a request for a one-year extension to Garden City's STAR bond project. If approved, the measure would mark the project's second extension.

Moody's Investors Service has downgraded Eastern Maine Healthcare Systems' bond credit rating to a level that could limit the organization's ability to obtain credit in the future.

Louisiana's Legislature failed to adopt a 2018 budget, forcing work to resume in a special session.

President Trump said he wants to shorten “slow, messy” environmental reviews of infrastructure.

Top shelf municipal bonds were weaker at mid-session,, according to traders, who were making preparations to tackle next week's calendar. Ipreo estimates next week's volume at $6.01 billion, consisting of $4.94 billion of negotiated deals and $1.08 billion of competitive sales.

The sale of $1.1 billion of unrated bonds for New Jersey's American Dream comes amid uncertainty about the future of indoor shopping malls.

Puerto Rico will hold a plebiscite on its political status Sunday, even though the U.S. Justice Department hasn't approved the wording of the measure.

Municipal bond traders are taking a breather on Friday after a heavy slate of new issues priced this week. Traders will be eyeing market volatility which saw yields see-sawing back and forth.

Pricing wires for negotiated bond offerings

Pricing wires for competitive bond offerings