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<img src=”https://public.flourish.studio/visualisation/21697965/thumbnail” width=”100%” alt=”chart visualization” /> The municipal bond market was narrowly mixed ahead of smaller supply slate, while Treasury yields rose and equity prices were marginally lower on the day. The day’s moves led municipal to UST ratios to fall slightly. The two-year municipal to UST ratio Tuesday was at 62%, the five-year at

The panel on climate resilience financing at The Bond Buyer National Outlook Conference.Donna Alberico Climate change and preparing for its impact will have costs, according to a panel at The Bond Buyer’s National Outlook Conference, which addressed infrastructure challenges resulting from climate disasters and what role the market will play in creating resilience.  The country

“Losing tax-exempt bonds would devastate American communities and set economic development efforts back decades,” said Toby Rittner, president and CEO of the Council of Development Finance Agencies. ”Communities use bonds to finance their built environment, infrastructure, schools and future growth needs. The housing industry uses bonds for affordable, senior and workforce housing. There are no alternatives

“This budget resolution provides the fiscal framework for what will be one of the most consequential pieces of legislation in modern history and the principal legislative vehicle for delivering on President Trump’s America First agenda,” House Budget Chairman Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, said.Allison Robbert/Bloomberg The House Budget Committee late Thursday passed a partisan budget resolution that clears

MSRB Chief Economist Simon Wu A report published by the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board Thursday identified yields and market volatility as key drivers of secondary market trading volume in the municipal securities market, which has seen a record number of trades in each of the past three years. For their report, authors Simon Wu and

“A key credit risk for airports is financial exposure from litigation, which is generally mitigated by insurance,” said Kurt Forsgren, US Public Finance Managing Director, S&P Global Ratings. ”While safety concerns could weaken an airport’s desirability and demand over the long term, this hasn’t been observed for major US airports.”S&P Global Ratings A history of close

Scott Mitchell has been appointed CEO of InspereX after the firm experienced a banner year. Scott Mitchell, a 20-year veteran of J.P. Morgan, has joined InspereX as its CEO, succeeding former CEO John DesPrez III. “The firm just has great people, and a really unique culture, even then, and even more so now, the breadth

PREPA bondholders said if the board continues its current approach there will be years more of litigation with outcomes showing the board’s positions are “baseless.” Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority bondholders told the bankruptcy court they may challenge all Oversight Board’s advisory fees. The group of opposing bondholders, which hold or insure 61% of PREPA’s

<img src=”https://public.flourish.studio/visualisation/21638175/thumbnail” width=”100%” alt=”chart visualization” /> Municipals were firmer ahead of a smaller new-issue calendar, as U.S. Treasury yields fell and equities ended mixed. “A solid January employment report already halted the Treasury market rally last Friday,” while this week’s consumer price index report caused more “bear steepening” of the Treasury curve, said BofA strategists.