Public finance

ALABAMA

Municipal bond funds saw inflows in the latest week, according to Lipper data released on Thursday. Funds which report weekly saw $43.656 million of inflows in the week ended Aug. 19, after seeing inflows of $11.087 million in the previous week, Lipper reported.

The weekly average yield to maturity of The Bond Buyer Municipal Bond Index, which is based on 40 long-term bond prices, was three basis points higher to 4.40% for the week ended Aug. 20 from 4.37% in the previous week.

Senate's multiyear transportation funding bill loosens restrictions on tolling of existing lanes of interstate highways.

ARKANSAS

ARIZONA

"Adventures in MuniLand," published by Cumberland Advisors Publishing and written by three of its senior staffers, is a 369-page guide that helps readers understand the changes that market endured during the seven-year period from the end of 2007 and the following financial crisis.

IOWA

ILLINOIS

A $211 million, 35-year low-interest federal loan is the final piece of the funding plan for a Delaware toll road

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie met Tuesday with federal transportation officials about funding for a long-stalled Hudson River rail tunnel that would connect his state to New York City.

KANSAS

NEBRASKA

Gas prices fell in Washington State despite a 7 cent per gallon increase in the state gasoline tax, AAA said.

Municipal investors shouldn’t be preoccupied with fears about inflation, interest rates, or credit quality, according to municipal analysts and managers.

ALABAMA

Puerto Rico Aqueduct & Sewer Authority's $750 million revenue bond sale, the largest deal on the coming week's primary calendar, promises to test the market's appetite for the island's high yield debt.

Fitch Ratings said 2014 hospital medians showed surprisingly strong results, while capital spending in the sector hit the lowest point in six years.

Smaller seaports may find it difficult to fund the facilities needed to compete with rivals that can accommodate larger cargo ships.