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The $2 billion people mover, which would link SoFi Stadium with one of Los Angeles’ newer transit lines, appears to be moving ahead despite a couple of broadsides to the project this month. The proposed Inglewood Transit Connector project is a 1.6-mile, fully automated, elevated, fixed-guideway transit system, which would have three transit stations in

Municipals were mixed Thursday, while U.S. Treasuries were firmer five years and out and equities ended mixed after data showed the economy grew at a hotter-than-expected pace in the second quarter. “News that U.S. economic growth accelerated faster than expected in the second quarter has sent market participants on a roller-coaster ride,” said José Torres,

Enjoy complimentary access to top ideas and insights — selected by our editors. Competitive underwriting rose in 1H, increasing to $41.467 billion in 1,668 deals from $34.945 billion in 1,569 deals, according to LSEG data. The market share of competitive underwriting also grew to 17.5% from 14.7%. The top 5 competitive underwriters remained in the

The Louisiana State Bond Commission approved three bond issues totaling more than $3 billion on Wednesday. The commission approved a $1.33 billion to $2 billion bond to be backed by tolls on the I-10 Calcasieu River Bridge, a state general obligation bond of up to $1 billion, and gave preliminary approval to a state gas

Enjoy complimentary access to top ideas and insights — selected by our editors. Municipal bond issuance jumped 37.2% in the first half of 2024, rising to $237.372 billion from $172.959 billion in the first half of 2023. The increased par amount was achieved in 4,016 deals in 1H 2024, up from 3,536 in 1H 2023,

Municipals were little changed in secondary trading Tuesday as the busy primary market took focus, led by two billion-dollar-plus deals from the Texas Transportation Commission and South Carolina Public Service Authority. U.S. Treasuries were firmer and equities were up toward the close. The two-year muni-to-Treasury ratio Tuesday was at 63%, the three-year at 65%, the

Transcription: Transcripts are generated using a combination of speech recognition software and human transcribers, and may contain errors. Please check the corresponding audio for the authoritative record. Mike Scarchilli (00:04):Hi everyone and welcome to the Bond Buyer Podcast, your essential resource for insights into everything municipal finance. I’m Mike Scarchilli, editor in chief of the

On the heels of President Joe Biden’s departure from the presidential race, munis were mixed Monday. U.S. Treasuries gave back some early gains, ending the day slightly weaker, while equities ended up. The two-year muni-to-Treasury ratio Monday was at 63%, the three-year at 65%, the five-year at 66%, the 10-year at 65% and the 30-year