Bonds

Rep. Jason Smith, R-Mo., chairs the House Ways and Means Committee weighing the tax-exemption’s fate. The House Ways and Means Committee is considering the total elimination of tax-exempt bonds, according to a 51-page list of targeted programs, policies and plans for a reconciliation bill obtained Friday by The Bond Buyer. It’s a wide-ranging and tentative

Search and rescue operations in Los Angles Wednesday in the wake of the Palisades Fire. Bloomberg News Fitch Ratings placed four credits — led by the city of Los Angeles the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power — on rating watch negative, citing the region’s wildfires. Fitch also placed two utilities tightly linked to

“Because of the broad, bipartisan support we have built for the LIHTCs, we believe there is a real opportunity to include housing credit provisions in the forthcoming major tax legislation,” said Emily Cadik, CEO, Affordable Housing Tax Credit Coalition. AHTC The Trump administration is sending out signals about how it intends to address the nation’s

<img src=”https://public.flourish.studio/visualisation/21211283/thumbnail” width=”100%” alt=”chart visualization” /> Municipals were firmer ahead of a nearly $10 billion new-issue calendar as U.S. Treasury yields rose inside 10 years and equities were up late in the session. Since the start of 2025, UST yields sold off around 20 basis points but “retraced more than half on the back of

Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry signed into law a host of tax and spending changes that ratings agencies say should address a projected deficit but whose effects bear watching.Bloomberg News Fitch Ratings, Moody’s Ratings, and S&P Global Ratings say Louisiana’s recently adopted tax changes should address what had been projected to be a $587 million or

Fieldman, Rolapp & Associates acquisition of G.L. Hicks deepens larger firm’s bench in healthcare finance, said Adam Bauer, Fieldman’s chief executive officer.Fieldman, Rolapp & Associates California municipal advisory powerhouse Fieldman, Rolapp & Co. started the new year with an acquisition enabling it to deepen its bench in healthcare finance. Fieldman acquired Orem, Utah-based municipal advisor

MSRB Chair Warren “Bo” Daniels.MSRB The Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board Thursday announced the members of its 2025 advisory groups, including those tapped for a new group that will focus on the intersection of technological innovation and municipal securities market regulation.  The advisory groups include a cross section of muni market experts who will provide insights

Advisors to municipal bond issuers and borrowers, as well as rating agencies for municipal bonds, want to know that local governments and public agencies are on top of their financial and organizational management. Data-driven initiatives are one component to help monitor the goings-on of public agencies that help communicate what is and isn’t going in

Louisiana State Treasurer John Fleming said he would lobby Fitch Ratings for a rating upgrade.Bloomberg News Louisiana plans to sell bonds four more times this fiscal year and at least twice more in the next fiscal year, a Louisiana state official said Thursday. Amounts were not discussed and were not immediately available. The state will

&amp;lt;img src=”https://public.flourish.studio/visualisation/21196063/thumbnail” width=”100%” alt=”chart visualization” /&amp;gt; Municipals were slightly firmer Thursday as the Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority deal was upsized to $1.6 billion and outflows returned to muni mutual funds. U.S. Treasury yields fell and equities ended down. The two-year municipal to UST ratio Thursday was at 67%, the five-year at 67%, the 10-year

Dr. Bob Froehlich, John Rogers, Jr. and Diane Swonk took the stage at the Executives’ Club of Chicago’s Annual Economic Outlook panel Tuesday.Executives’ Club of Chicago The Fed may have two more rate cuts in store this year, there is a floor forming under the Treasury bond market, a short recession is a possibility, and

&lt;img src=”https://public.flourish.studio/visualisation/21179756/thumbnail” width=”100%” alt=”chart visualization” /&gt; Municipals improved Wednesday amid a large new-issue slate, though underperformed a U.S. Treasury rally, after the consumer price index showed a slowdown in inflation. The CPI came in below expectations, while the core CPI, which strips out the more volatile costs of food and energy, was softer than expected.

&amp;amp;amp;lt;img src=”https://public.flourish.studio/visualisation/21164578/thumbnail” width=”100%” alt=”chart visualization” /&amp;amp;amp;gt; Municipals were weaker for the third consecutive trading session amid a heavy new-issue calendar, while U.S. Treasury yields fell slightly and equities ended mixed. Several large new-issues priced into a weaker market, including San Francisco International Airport, Jacksonville Electric Authority water and sewer bonds, Miami-Dade County School Board, Dallas

Firefighters at a burning structure during the Palisades Fire in Los Angeles Wednesday.CAL FIRE The Los Angeles-area wildfires are affecting the ratings and yields on the city’s bonds. On Tuesday, S&P Global Ratings lowered its long-term and underlying ratings on the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power to A from AA-minus for its power

When Alfred H. Williams got his start in the industry, the only way to know what was in the market was the “blue list.” “Most people had their blue list delivered to their office,” said Glenn Williams, Williams’s son. “Along with the morning paper, we had a blue list on our front porch.” Williams’s dedication

&amp;lt;img src=”https://public.flourish.studio/visualisation/21148409/thumbnail” width=”100%” alt=”chart visualization” /&amp;gt; Municipal yields continued to climb higher Monday as U.S. Treasuries were weaker and equities ended mixed. Municipal yields were cut one to eight basis points, depending on the scale, while UST yields rose, pushing 10-, 20- and 30-year yields to yearly highs. “Fixed income is beginning 2025 where it

“The risks to the budget we are facing include stock market volatility, uncertainty around federal policy and tariffs, which could have some impact on California,” said Finance Director Joe Stephenshaw.California Department of Finance The devastating fires affecting Los Angeles took center stage Friday when California’s finance director presented Gov. Gavin Newsom’s proposed $322.2 billion budget.

&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;img src=”https://public.flourish.studio/visualisation/21116027/thumbnail” width=”100%” alt=”chart visualization” /&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt; Municipals could not ignore the sharp selloff in U.S. Treasuries Friday following the hotter-than-expected jobs report as both markets saw losses across the curve. Equities also closed with large losses as more market participants expect the data to temper Federal Reserve rate cuts.  The December jobs report took a

John Miller joined the boutique firm First Eagle Investments in late 2023 where launched a high-yield fund that climbed to $5 billion the first year with returns of almost 12%.First Eagle First Eagle Investment’s new high-yield municipal bond fund ballooned from scratch to more than $5 billion in its first year — and generated market-beating

East High School in Denver. Moody’s Ratings upgraded Denver Public Schools’ general obligation ratings ahead of an $806 million bond sale later this month.Adobe Stock Denver Public Schools will sell more than $800 million of bonds later this month, buoyed by a ratings boost from Moody’s Ratings, which cited the district’s strong management for the