<img src=”https://public.flourish.studio/visualisation/21116027/thumbnail” width=”100%” alt=”chart visualization” /> 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
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“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.
<img src=”https://public.flourish.studio/visualisation/21101826/thumbnail” width=”100%” alt=”chart visualization” /> Municipals were steady throughout most of the curve outside of small bumps on the short end while municipal bond mutual funds flipped back to inflows for the first week of the year. U.S. Treasury yields fell slightly and equities were mixed. Investors added $842.4 million to municipal bond mutual
Homes in Larchmont, in New York’s Westchester County, which received and S&P upgrade to AAA>Bloomberg News Westchester County is ringing in the new year with a new AAA rating from S&P Global Ratings. S&P’s analysts cited growth in the county’s reserves, conservative budgeting and strong sales tax revenue as the reason for Tuesday’s upgrade from
<img src=”https://public.flourish.studio/visualisation/21085078/thumbnail” width=”100%” alt=”chart visualization” /> Municipals sold off Wednesday, with the largest losses out long, while U.S. Treasuries closed with small gains and equities were mixed after Fed meeting minutes showed a more cautious approach and slower pace to rate cuts. Muni yields were cut up to 12 basis points, depending on the curve,
North Carolina State Treasurer Brad Briner said his appointments to the state’s Investment Advisory Committee would improve the pension system’s growth. The North Carolina Local Government Commission approved several bond deals at its meeting Tuesday. Approved were $252 million, $90 million and $45 million of bonds for Mecklenburg County, a $200 million bond for the
JP Morgan is the latest major bank to quit the Net-Zero Banking Alliance. Its membership in the group led Texas to put it under review for compliance with a 2021 state law that prohibits governmental contracts with companies that “boycott” the fossil fuel industry. Bloomberg News JP Morgan announced Tuesday it is leaving the Net-Zero
<img src=”https://public.flourish.studio/visualisation/21069905/thumbnail” width=”100%” alt=”chart visualization” /> Municipals were mixed Tuesday but outperformed the U.S. Treasury market while equities closed the session in the red. Triple-A yield curves barely moved compared to the losses in USTs, which saw yields rise over the entire curve and up to eight basis points 10-years and out, pushing ratios lower.
The Indiana Municipal Power Agency, which owns a piece of one unit at the Gibson Station coal-fired power plant in Owensville, Indiana, returns to the bond market next week. Bloomberg News The Indiana Municipal Power Agency will issue $268.3 million of power supply system revenue bonds next week to refund several earlier series of bonds
<img src=”https://public.flourish.studio/visualisation/21055199/thumbnail” width=”100%” alt=”chart visualization” /> Municipals were little changed Monday as U.S. Treasury yields rose slightly out long and equities ended mixed. With the steady tone Monday, muni to UST ratios fell slightly. The two-year municipal to UST ratio Monday was at 65%, the five-year at 64%, the 10-year at 66% and the 30-year
Bond financing will accelerate plans to upgrade U.S. 275 in Nebraska to an expressway, said Vicki Kramer, director of the state Department of Transportation.Nebraska Department of Transportation The Nebraska State Highway Commission has signed off on the state’s first bond issue for a highway project. The commission on Dec. 6 unanimously approved a resolution authorizing
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton addresses the Conservative Political Action Conference in February. His office did not immediately respond to Bank of America and Morgan Stanley leaving the Net-Zero Banking Alliance and the moves’ impact on a review of the banks launched by his office in 2023 that could lead to them being banned from
“The largest share of the higher revenue is from one-time litigation proceeds and year-end accounting adjustments related to prior-year cost recoveries,” said Washington, D.C., CFO Glen Lee.Christopher Mobley The latest revenue estimate from the District of Columbia’s chief financial officer shows a positive $169.7 million bump in actual inflows compared to the estimates that were
The Proton Center of Arkansas, one of a series of struggling, bond-financed cancer treatment centers across the country.The Proton Center of Arkansas The new year rang in fresh signs of distress at a pair of long-struggling cancer treatments centers in Maryland and Arkansas financed with bonds through Wisconsin’s conduit issuer the Public Finance Authority. The
Rob Bonta, California’s attorney general, announced the $10 million settlement in the fraud case on Thursday.Bloomberg News A former Los Angeles County physician, a non-profit medical center he founded, a laboratory he co-owned, and an executive at these entities have agreed to pay $10 million to settle allegations that they submitted false claims to Medicare
<img src=”https://public.flourish.studio/visualisation/21026447/thumbnail” width=”100%” alt=”chart visualization” /> Municipals were firmer Friday ahead of the first full week of the New Year and ahead of a $5 billion-plus new-issue calendar while U.S. Treasuries saw modest losses and equities made gains. Triple-A yields fell up to seven basis points on the one-year, depending on the scale, while UST
Homes in the Westchester County, New York, community of Larchmont.Bloomberg News Westchester County, New York, plans to issue roughly $189 million in general obligation bonds, with Fitch Ratings giving the debt a top-tier AAA rating. The affluent county on New York City’s northern border, home to suburbs like Scarsdale and Rye, will use the proceeds
&amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;img src=”https://public.flourish.studio/visualisation/21015256/thumbnail” width=”100%” alt=”chart visualization” /&amp;amp;amp;amp;gt; Municipals kicked off 2025 with a stronger tone Thursday as investors began to employ January reinvestment dollars while U.S. Treasuries were choppy and closed the session mixed and equities saw losses. Investors pulled more money from municipal bond mutual funds in the final reporting week of 2024, but high-yield
<img src=”https://public.flourish.studio/visualisation/20996667/thumbnail” width=”100%” alt=”chart visualization” /> Issuance in 2024 surged to a record $500 billion-plus figure, as infrastructure spending needs, election-related concerns and a slew of mega deals led issuers to come to market en masse. The muni market saw a record $507.585 billion of debt issued in 2024, up 31.8% from $385.061 billion in
“President Trump and I had a great meeting to discuss our shared priorities for the President’s second term,” said Bowser. ”President Trump and I both want Washington DC to be the best, most beautiful city in the world and we want the capital city to reflect the strength of our nation.” DC.Gov President-elect Donald Trump and Washington,