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President Donald Trumps plan to rely on private prisons to house federal inmates and immigration detainees is reviving interest in the high-yield bonds that financed the lockups.
March 6
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The U.S. infrastructure challenge does not suffer from a shortage of capital. The critical problem is finding added revenue sources to pay back that capital.
March 6
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Investors are mindful of the lessons of Puerto Ricos financial distress as they chase higher yields and the benefits of interest payments that arent taxable by the federal government or by any U.S. state or municipality.
March 6
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Sen. Deb Fischer wants lawmakers to craft specific funding measures for infrastructure sectors rather than one big bill.
March 3
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In the week ended March 2, the weekly average yield to maturity of the Bond Buyer Municipal Bond Index fell one basis point to 4.25% from 4.26% in the previous week. The BB40 Index is based on the price of 40 long-term bonds.
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Administration officials began deliberating with federal agencies over President Trumps $1 trillion infrastructure initiative after a key lawmaker said funding is still a question.
March 2
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Trump's address to Congress last night didn't add any details to the $1 trillion plan released by his presidential campaign in late October.
March 1
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About 600 APPA members plan to meet with U.S. lawmakers to talk about the importance of preserving the tax exemption for municipal bonds.
February 28
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Despite the U.S. Attorney Generals reversal of plans to end use of private, for-profit prisons, the bonds used to finance the facilities still bear the risk of abrupt policy changes, according to S&P Global Ratings.
February 27
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Some analysts see an opportunity in hospital bonds, as the spreads in that sector have continued to widen even as the push to repeal the Affordable Care Act loses steam.
February 27
