Public finance

Supply-hungry buyers look forward to all of the week's new bond issues.

The authority realized $67 million in savings on its refunding.

Fourteen states and 19 local authorities have delayed or canceled road, transit and airport projects worth $8.58 billion due to the coronavirus.

Long-dated municipals end strong as new supply hits the screens while taxable issuance continues its run to near-record levels.

Build America Mutual's underwriting and risk-management guidelines have an insured portfolio that does not reflect the overall U.S. municipal market and may perform better in a stressful economic scenario, S&P said.

The $16 million, small-denomination offering, to finance projects with climate and environmental benefits. is modeled after World War II Series E bonds.

Jim Colby, senior municipal strategist and author of the Muni Nation blog at Van Eck, talks about what’s happened in the municipal bond market since March 20. He looks at the big picture after COVID-19 and drills down into municipal bond funds and ETFs. Chip Barnett hosts this remote podcast.

Organizers say the goal is for for technologies to make public transit safer, cleaner and more adaptive.

The new direct-pay bonds would be an improvement from the Build America Bonds because they would be exempt from the sequestration cuts.

Municipal bond prices remained steady as more supply hits the screens.

Highways and Transportation Authority collections are also behind expectations.

Washington State pulled a note deal after a glitch resulted in two-thirds of bidders not seeing a couponing instruction.

Despite the coronavirus wrecking havoc all over the world and with the brunt of the damage occurring in the second quarter of the year, municipal bond issuers have sold just over $23 billion more than they did at this time last year.

Federal funding will cover the replacement of the Bourne and Sagamore bridges, with ownership to transfer to the Massachusetts DOT upon completion.

Schedule of upcoming bond elections

Municipals showed strength Tuesday in the face of new supply as long yields dipped as much as two basis points.

Dag Detter, an investment advisor and former president of the Swedish government's holding company, explores creative ways for U.S. states and cities to improve their finances. Paul Burton hosts.

Puerto Rico faces an uphill battle for recovery — what should happen and what will happen in the coming years for the island is in one word: uncertain.

Municipals finished little changed ahead of this week's new-issue slate while retail investors are coming back into the market.

The Puerto Rico Oversight Board has saluted the privatization deal.