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"The bond market finally got the relief from inflation it was hoping for," said Bryce Doty, senior vice president and senior portfolio manager at Sit Investment Associates. 

A recent paper reveals a combination of factors results in savings for issuers.

A new report finds that refunding tax-exempt debt with taxable bonds is more costly than waiting until the call date.

The ruling striking down affirmative action may bring a fresh headwind to the higher education space, which already faces soft enrollment trends.

Vern Breland has been permanently barred from participating in any municipal securities issuance after he and the city's municipal advisor were charged with misleading investors on two offerings.

Through proposed SEC regulations, federal grants and cybersecurity insurance, areas of the public finance industry are adjusting to costly and omnipresent cyber threats. 

It's the largest federal transportation grant to date, said Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y.

The Federal Reserve needs to raise interest rates a bit further to rein in an inflation rate that's too high, monetary expert John Taylor said.

Municipal bond mutual fund outflows intensified as Refinitiv Lipper reported investors pulled $855.719 million from the funds for the week ending Wednesday following $25.331 million of outflows the week prior.

Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas President Lorie Logan said more interest-rate increases will likely be needed to spur meaningful disinflation and bring price-growth rates back to the central bank's target.