Bonds

<img src=”https://public.flourish.studio/visualisation/20399114/thumbnail” width=”100%” alt=”chart visualization” /> Municipal secondary trading did little to move triple-A yield curves, outperforming a weaker U.S. Treasury market again, as the primary market took focus. Triple-A yield curves barely budged while USTs saw losses of three to four basis points across the curve. The day’s moves pushed ratios lower still. The
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&lt;img src=”https://public.flourish.studio/visualisation/20381307/thumbnail” width=”100%” alt=”chart visualization” /&gt; Municipals improved Tuesday as U.S. Treasury yields fell and equities ended mixed. Triple-A muni yields were bumped one to six basis points, depending on the curve, while USTs saw small gains across the curve with the best performance out long. The secondary took a backseat to the primary market
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A sign outside the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority office. The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority has fined New York-based Drexel Hamilton $300,000 in addition to charging four of its registered representatives for submitting retail orders and zip codes for new issue municipal bonds without any basis for such designation. Without admitting or denying the findings, the
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The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey plans to replace the AirTrain system at Newark International Airport, and project costs are skyrocketing.Bloomberg News Newark Liberty International Airport’s long-awaited train system has blown past its budget by $1.45 billion to $3.5 billion. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey voted Thursday to
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&amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;img src=”https://public.flourish.studio/visualisation/20321862/thumbnail” width=”100%” alt=”chart visualization” /&amp;amp;amp;amp;gt; Triple-A yield curves were little changed Friday ahead of an $8.4 billion new-issue calendar while U.S. Treasuries saw small losses across the curve and equities were in the red as mixed economic data, hawkish Fedspeak and major announcements on how President-elect Donald Trump’s new administration may take form hangs
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Dallas Police Department officers in 2022. Moody’s Ratings said the negative rating outlook for Dallas reflects the expected credit impact of voter-approved Proposition U, including reducing the city’s fiscal flexibility and boosting the Police and Fire Pension System’s liability by increasing police starting salaries and the number of officers.Bloomberg News Voter approval of a Dallas
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Hawaii Gov. Josh Green toured the scene of Maui wildfires in August 2023. The disaster slowed visitor growth, rating analysts said.Hawaii Governor’s Office Hawaii will head to market in early December with double-A category ratings affirmed as it prices $750 million of taxable general obligation bonds in a negotiated deal. Recovery of tourism, pivotal to
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 ”I have been laser focused on ensuring that the jobs created by this project go first and foremost to district residents,” said D.C. at-large, Councilman Kenyan McDuffie, “and that district-based companies receive the bulk of the contracts associated with this project.”  D.C. City Council The bond-financed renovation of Capital One Arena in downtown Washington D.C. is
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Chicago’s City Hall. The City Council on Thursday soundly rejected Mayor Brandon Johnson’s proposed property tax increase, part of an effort to close a yawning fiscal 2025 budget gap.Adobe Stock The Chicago City Council delivered a strong rebuke of Mayor Brandon Johnson’s fiscal 2025 budget on Thursday, voting down a proposed $300 million property tax
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The Biden administration will continue to allocate transportation grant funds in its few remaining months before leaving office, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said. Bloomberg News The Biden administration marked Friday’s third anniversary of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act by announcing $3.4 billion in fresh grants and pledging to keep the money flowing in the
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<img src=”https://public.flourish.studio/visualisation/20306565/thumbnail” width=”100%” alt=”chart visualization” /> Municipals were narrowly mixed Thursday as U.S. Treasuries saw losses up front and gains out long and equities ended down. Municipal yields, while bumped or cut up to three basis points, depending on the scale, have had a relatively quiet week following the volatility post-election. However, “volatility will likely
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&lt;img src=”https://public.flourish.studio/visualisation/20281438/thumbnail” width=”100%” alt=”chart visualization” /&gt; Municipal market outperformance continued Wednesday as triple-A yield curves saw an improved bias while U.S. Treasuries were mixed after inflation data threw more uncertainty over the Federal Reserve’s next moves. The October consumer price index came in as projected, but stickiness in inflation — especially with expectations that President-elect
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Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson faces a pushback by City Council members to his proposed property tax hike.Bloomberg News Kroll Bond Rating Agency placed Chicago’s A general obligation bond rating on Watch Downgrade Tuesday as the City Council prepares to vote Thursday on a proposed $300 million property tax increase that Mayor Brandon Johnson included in
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&amp;amp;lt;img src=”https://public.flourish.studio/visualisation/20266588/thumbnail” width=”100%” alt=”chart visualization” /&amp;amp;gt; Municipals were narrowly mixed Tuesday, ignoring larger U.S. Treasury market losses while stocks ended their breakneck pace of post-election gains to close the session down. Triple-A yield curves showed a mix of one to three basis point bumps and cuts, depending on the curve, while USTs saw losses of
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Dave Sanchez, director of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Office of Municipal Securities, let attendees at The Bond Buyer California Public Finance conference know that new-issue pricing was, as set forth in the 2025 exam priorities, well, a priority.  The focus: municipal advisors — part of your regulatory responsibilities and duties (if you don’t agree
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South Carolina-based assisted living developers CR Lakewood and CR Lakeside Place resolved a bond default. AdobeStock Owners of assisted and independent living retirement centers in South Carolina resolved a default on $24.5 million of bonds, according to a posting. Borrowers CR Lakewood, LLC, and CR Lakeside Place, LLC, failed to make principal payments due on
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&amp;amp;amp;lt;img src=”https://public.flourish.studio/visualisation/20211105/thumbnail” width=”100%” alt=”chart visualization” /&amp;amp;amp;gt; Municipals rallied Friday, fully recovering the losses from Wednesday’s selloff, as U.S. Treasury yields were mixed and equities ended up. Triple-A yields fell nine to 15 basis points Friday, depending on the scale, as investors flooded back into the market after the post-election selloff and FOMC rate cut. Those
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