Public finance

Elected officials in New York signed laws, enacted orders and proposed policies designed to help veterans.

In observance of Veterans Day, the bond markets were closed on Monday.

A U.S. District Court ruling against the Seneca Nation of Indians should bring more revenue to Buffalo and Niagara Falls while they combat budget challenges.

The changes will slim down underwriters' disclosures to issuers, which many believed had become too lengthy and wordy to be useful.

Regional Plan Association has renewed its proposal to establish a 24-mile, above-ground rail line to serve Brooklyn, Queens and the Bronx.

Taxables remain in focus this week with deals out of Texas and Wisconsin. California comes with $682M of exempts competitively.

S&P Global Ratings elevated Nevada's rating to AA-plus, two days after a Moody's upgrade.

Officials of the art museum say the effects of Detroit's bankruptcy have impeded their efforts to build the endowment they had envisioned.

A day after a big correction, the White House sent mixed signals on Friday setting up a possible flight-to-quality for munis next week.

Some of the largest school districts in Texas are coping with falling enrollment amid growing bond programs.

The number of trades decreased about 16% to 2.01 million from the same quarter in 2018.

The 5% non-callable-10 structure, which has been the standard for municipal bonds, was tailor-made for advance refunding

Buffalo is grappling with uncertainty following an FBI investigation of a city agency on the heels of a credit downgrade stemming from past deficit woes.

A powerful equity market whacked Treasuries and munis followed suit and as much as a 7 bp correction ensued.

A declaration would be a first step toward dealing with the insolvency of the Water and Power Authority, with $252 million of bonds outstanding.

Kenneth Potts, senior vice president and portfolio manager at Fiera Capital, checks in on the state of the municipal bond market. He talks about the effect of the SALT deduction on high-tax states and supply and demand factors in this podcast recorded in September. Chip Barnett hosts.

Illinois’ competitive $750 million general obligation issue proved an easy sell with tight cover bids.

Tuesday's results were led by the city of Scottsdale, which won voter authorization for $319 million of bonds.

Investors downed a deluge of munis in what so far is living up to the billing of the busiest week of the year.