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.

Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, in 2017 led the charge to save tax-exempt private activity bonds that had been axed in an early House draft of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. Al Drago/Bloomberg House and Senate tax staff and members seemed receptive to the Bond Dealers of America’s plea to preserve the municipal bond tax

North Carolina Treasurer Brad Briner said addressing the state health plan’s looming defict is one of his highest priorities. The North Carolina State Health Plan Board of Trustees took a step toward a salary-based employee health insurance premium contribution system, as a way to avoid a looming $1.3 billion deficit in the government’s health plan

&amp;lt;img src=”https://public.flourish.studio/visualisation/21524058/thumbnail” width=”100%” alt=”chart visualization” /&amp;gt; Municipals were weaker out long, while U.S. Treasury yields rose and equities ended down after a mixed jobs report. Ahead of Friday’s nonfarm payrolls report, UST yields fell another eight basis points this week, making it a 33-basis-point rally from Jan. 14, said Barclays strategist Mikhail Foux. Munis had

“In Texas, resilient growth is expected to continue in 2025 at about the same pace as 2024,” Dallas Federal Reserve Vice President Labor Economist Pia Orrenius said, adding risks to the outlook include, tariffs, sharply lower immigration, and a rollback in federal government spending. Dallas Federal Reserve Job growth will continue to trend lower in

“I’m concerned that we’re getting too close to a time when, without drastic cuts or a new revenue, I won’t be able to certify the next budget, even if I want to,” Houston Controller Chris Hollins told the Cty Council. Michael Dorman Houston officials raised concerns on Wednesday over a $100 million budget hit from

&amp;lt;img src=”https://public.flourish.studio/visualisation/21471238/thumbnail” width=”100%” alt=”chart visualization” /&amp;gt; Municipals were slightly firmer as U.S. Treasury yields fell and equities rebounded. Muni yields were bumped up to three basis points, depending on the curve, while UST yields fell four to five basis points. The two-year municipal to UST ratio Tuesday was at 63%, the five-year at 63%, the