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<img src=”https://public.flourish.studio/visualisation/21290760/thumbnail” width=”100%” alt=”chart visualization” /> Municipals were weaker Thursday as the primary market slowed and muni mutual funds saw inflows top $2 billion. U.S. Treasuries saw yields rise five years and out and equities ended mixed. The two-year municipal to UST ratio Thursday was at 64%, the five-year at 64%, the 10-year at 66%

Puerto Rico Gov. Jenniffer González Colón at her inauguration Jan. 2 in San Juan.Bloomberg News Puerto Rico’s new governor and new party controlling the legislature may bring changes to its financial and economic policies, according to analysts. The bankruptcy of the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority has continued for more than seven years and the

The Texas House and Senate unveiled their budget plans for the fiscal 2026-27 biennium.Bloomberg News The Republican-controlled Texas House and Senate on Wednesday unveiled base budget plans for the upcoming biennium with both chambers proposing to continue funding and expand a massive property tax cut enacted in 2023. Armed with a record $39.4 billion cash

The Chicago area’s Regional Transporation Authority is calling for $1.5 billion in funding from state and local sources, including higher local sales taxes and rider fares. Regional Transportation Authority With Chicago-area transit services facing a fiscal cliff and state lawmakers in Springfield advocating major governance reforms, the region’s Regional Transportation Authority released a plan last

<img src=”https://public.flourish.studio/visualisation/21257304/thumbnail” width=”100%” alt=”chart visualization” /> Municipals were firmer Tuesday as U.S. Treasury yields fell and equities ended up. Muni yields were bumped one to four basis points, depending on the scale, while UST yields fell up to seven basis points out long. As the last third of January progresses, munis are in the red,

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

&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

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

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.

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&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

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