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John Hallacy talks with Chip Barnett about how fiscal and monetary policy is affecting the municipal bond market. He discusses recent data releases, supply forecasts and the midterm elections and the future of ESG in public finance. (20 minutes)

Bids wanteds have been elevated, municipal bond mutual fund outflows large and consistent and the short end of the U.S. Treasury curve continues its march upward, moves that muni investors cannot ignore.

While the parties generally support the start of litigation, they are arguing about everything else.

Utah Associated Municipal Power Systems is advancing the nation's first small modular reactor, a $6 billion project supporters say is the future of nuclear energy.

Guilford County's request for a $1.7 billion voter-approved bond package, however, was put on hold until the next Local Government Commission meeting.

Triple-A yields rose 11 to 15 basis points five years and in.

"We really have worked hard during this strong stretch here of economic performance over the last 18 months or so to really kind of address some of those lingering debts we inherited," said Illinois Office of Management and Budget Director Alexis Sturm.

Retail investors may be moving out of municipal bond mutual funds and into separately managed accounts, largely due to the headline shock of the massive outflows from the funds, participants say.

One-year rates have risen 100 basis points, intermediate maturities have traded up about 25 basis points and long-term munis are nearly 50 basis points above June's close.

A multi-option plan of adjustment would be filed within 60 days.

There are only four statewide bond measures appearing on ballots across the country, the lowest since 2010.

California school districts will bring 100 bond measures to voters in November, according to one advocacy group, up from 21 in June and 60 in November 2020.

Munis were little changed while long UST improved and equities ended in the red after the FOMC raised the fed funds rate target 75bps to a range of 3% to 3.25% and members are leaning toward a rate of 4.4% by yearend.

The Federal Highway Administration needs to act more like a partner and less like a roadblock, state transportation officials said.

Seven states formed the Midwestern Hydrogen Coalition to collaborate on promoting hydrogen-based energy production, use and distribution.

S&P upgraded the bonds to AA-plus and Fitch revised the outlook on the AA-rated debt to positive from stable.

Short triple-A yields have risen more than 30 basis points over the past eight sessions while the long bond has risen 19, per Refinitiv MMD data.

The taxables are the city's first social bonds, which S&P said are aligned with the International Capital Market Association's Social Bond Principles.

Swain postponed Wednesday's bankruptcy hearing in the case and extended the comment deadline.