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An airline group asks Congress to oppose a proposal by airports for a 90% boost in a federal passenger fee that funds capital projects.
March 6 -
Weekly municipal volume is set to increase to a three-month high, led by bond sales from the University of California and New York City.
March 6 -
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For the week ended March. 5, the weekly average yield to maturity of the Bond Buyer Municipal Bond Index, which is based on 40 long-term bond prices, moved up two basis points to 4.27% from 4.25% the previous week.
March 5 -
BlackRock, Inc. is expanding its iShares Exchange Traded Fund business with a municipal bond fund.
March 5 -
A bill designed to ease Detroit's first appearance in the public debt market since its bankruptcy sailed through a Michigan legislative committee and could come before the Senate next week.
March 5
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The House passes a four-year Amtrak funding bill that requires a study of high-speed passenger rail from Washington, D.C., to Boston.
March 5
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Standard & Poor's lowered its ratings on Sweet Briar College's bonds to B-minus from BBB due to a recent decision to close the central Virginia woman's college.
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Congress is not likely to pass a long-term transportation funding bill or tax reform legislation of any kind until 2017, after the presidential election, lobbyists said at the National Municipal Bond Summit earlier this week.
March 4 -
Portfolio manager Michael Pepe is buying bonds with 10-year call provisions and hospital bonds with attractive yields to cope with a flat yield curve and tight spreads as the market awaits higher interest rates.
March 4 -
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Panelists at an American Enterprise Institute event expressed concerns with proposals from Rep. John Delaney, D-Md., to create a national infrastructure bank and fund infrastructure through repatriation of foreign earnings.
March 3
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Funding boost in Obama's $478 billion transportation proposal needed so state agencies can build significant projects, Foxx says.
March 3 -
Hospital credits could be hurt if the Supreme Court strikes down federal health insurance subsidies established by the Affordable Care Act, Moody's Investors Service said Tuesday.
March 3
