Public finance

Investors added $571.5 million from municipal bond mutual funds in the week ended Wednesday, following $224.6 million of outflows the prior week, according to LSEG Lipper data.

The fund's sell-off in June shows the challenges of accurate pricing in the high-yield muni market.

Larger dealer networks lead to lower markups, but smaller networks show evidence of potential collusion and market manipulation, the paper said.

Year-to-date volume stands at $310.166 billion, up 17.4% from $264.151 billion at the same time last year, prompting several firms to revisit their supply projections for the year.

The toll revenue bonds, subject to federal alternative minimum tax, will be issued through the Wisconsin-based Public Finance Authority.

U.S. District Judge Laura Taylor Swain gave no indication at the hearing as to how she was leaning and said some issues might not be able to be resolved as a matter of law.

Longer-term munis have become more attractive, said Cooper Howard, a fixed income strategist at Charles Schwab.

It's among the more unconventional ideas being considered by public agencies facing large deferred maintenance backlogs.

An academic paper presented at the Brookings Institute's annual conference found that future wildfire risks are already having economically significant impacts on financial markets, municipal borrowing costs and vulnerable communities.

A new study indicates that the transition from coal to natural gas is resulting in deteriorating fiscal health in some communities and increases municipal bond yields.

Why more issuers are opting for the tender offer. San Francisco PUC's Nikolai Sklaroff lays it out for Bond Buyer Senior Infrastructure Reporter Caitlin Devitt.

There is a buyer base that is a little bit "skeptical" of longer maturities, but it's more of a retail response, said Adam Congdon, a director at Payden & Rygel.

While the cost of small trades is higher than institutional trades across all fixed-income markets, the gap is more pronounced in the municipal bond market.

The Rhode Island Infrastructure Bank has issued a billion dollars of debt to promote clean water. 

A group of local residents in upstate New York is planning to buy the shuttered Cazenovia College campus for $9.5 million.

The $719.5 million of general airport revenue bonds will help finance an ongoing multi-billion-dollar capital improvement plan.

The Illinois Municipal Electric Agency agreed with 29 of its 32 members on new contracts that last until 2055, but the holdouts include two large customers.

The primary market saw "decent subscriptions" last week, but the entire primary calendar came at "healthy concessions to where evals had been marked on existing bonds," Birch Creek strategists said.

The county comes to market on the strength of its recovery, according to the county's financial advisor.

The bonds, scheduled to price next month, will have JPMorgan as senior manager.