Public finance

Are the markets are too focused on legislation being proposed by President Donald Trump and not enough on the strengthening U.S. Economy? Ronald Temple from Lazard Asset Management makes the case, as well as discusses the situation in China and Europe, and the coming cycle of rising inflation and interest rates. Hosted by Chip Barnett.

Municipal bond traders are set to see the biggest deal of the week hit the screens on Thursday – the state of California’s $1 billion-plus taxable bond offering.

Pricing wires for competitive bond offerings

Pricing wires for negotiated bond offerings

Local leaders fight for CDBG program during conference call

Puerto Rico’s creditors may be headed to court after the territory's representatives refused to budge from a fiscal plan limiting debt payment to 24% of the amount due.

Top-quality municipal bonds finished mixed on Wednesday, traders said, as more supply slipped into the market.

An overhaul of the underfunded Arizona’s Corrections Officers Retirement Plan got a thumbs up from some pension reform advocates.

The debate over infrastructure revival requires a distinction between funding and financing.

Top-quality municipal bonds were mixed at midday, traders said, as more supply slipped into the market. Traders were also watching yields, which have been trending downward.

Spreads widened on bonds for new nuclear units in South Carolina and Georgia.

NATCHEZ, Miss. -- A Natchez-Adams School Board member defended on Monday next month's election for the public to decide on a $35 million school bond issue for renovating several of the district's schools.

Administrative costs for locally run Massachusetts pension systems average at least three times those of state-run systems, a report says.

Greater Latrobe, Pa., School Board Tuesday approved a nearly $10 million bond issue to help finance construction of the district's new Latrobe Elementary School.

When Congress passed the PROMESA last summer, it created a roadmap to address the island’s $70 billion debt crisis and revitalize its economy. The impact of the law now bears watching for millions of Americans living in debt-ridden municipalities and states.

After a day filled with new deals, the municipal bond market will see another session of supply on Wednesday with big offerings from Pennsylvania and Arizona on tap.

Pricing wires for negotiated bond offerings

Pricing wires for competitive bond offerings

Burned by its water contamination crisis, Flint wants to stick with its current water supply.

As Central Kitsap School District begins work on two of the four major renovation projects in its 2016 $220 million bond, the district is on schedule and on budget for the work, officials say.