Bonds

Municipals were mixed in secondary trading Tuesday amid an active primary that saw two large airport deals from Dallas-Fort Worth and Atlanta price. U.S. Treasuries were also mixed, and equities sold off. The two-year muni-to-Treasury ratio Tuesday was at 63%, the three-year at 63%, the five-year at 63%, the 10-year at 65% and the 30-year
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Annual tax revenue collection in Massachusetts fell by 4.7% in fiscal year 2023, the State Department of Revenue announced in its yearly report released Friday. The state collected $39.2 billion in fiscal 2023, $1.94 billion less than in fiscal 2022 and 1.5% below the state’s set benchmark, the report said. Officials attributed the year-over-year dip
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A “substantial number” of Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority bondholders agreed in principle to a settlement, the Puerto Rico Oversight Board announced Thursday afternoon. As a result, the board sought and received an extension to Aug. 18 for the deadline to submit a proposed plan of adjustment. Board Spokesman Matthias Rieker said the board wouldn’t
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The White House’s supplemental funding request, sent to Congress yesterday, aims to pass $40 billion in additional funding measures and includes a $12 billion injection for the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s dwindling Disaster Relief Fund, but some are pushing for it to be considered as a standalone bill over fears that it could be held
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Municipals were little changed Friday, once again ignoring losses in the U.S. Treasury and equity markets that were digesting higher-than-expected inflation data and macroeconomic concerns. While the consumer price index came in nearly as expected on Thursday, Friday’s producer price index came in higher than expected, leaving some analysts to fear more Federal Reserve rate
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Hawaii Gov. Josh Green called the fires that have devastated Maui and resulted in 55 confirmed deaths, “likely the largest natural disaster in Hawaii state history.” The wildfires that started Tuesday on Maui have burned at least 20 square miles, 13,000 acres, including the coastal town of Lahaina, according to a live map created by
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Municipals were slightly firmer Thursday, outperforming U.S. Treasuries, as the last large new-issues of the week priced and mutual fund inflows returned. U.S. Treasuries saw losses across the curve following the July inflation read while equities closed out the session in the black. While the consumer price index came in mostly as expected, analysts remain
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Voters in Tulsa, Oklahoma, approved an $814 million infrastructure funding package that includes nearly $385 million of general obligation bonds the city expects to sell over seven years. In Tuesday’s election, $170 million of bonds for street, bridge, and transportation systems passed with nearly 69% of the vote, $146.7 million of bonds for parks and
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Municipals were firmer and Wednesday’s larger new-issue calendar was well received while U.S. Treasuries were weaker on the short end but improved 10 years and out. Equities were in the black as markets await Thursday’s monthly inflation data. “U.S. stocks pared losses after a strong auction signaled that Wall Street is very confident that inflation
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An Iowa hospital filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy this week, blocking a move by its largest bondholder to seek a court-appointed receiver and the immediate payment of principal and interest.  Monday’s filing by Mercy Hospital in U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Iowa stays the receivership case brought by the bond trustee Computershare
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Puerto Rico’s June economic activity index rose 3% from June 2022 and 0.4% from May 2023, but the average monthly growth for fiscal year 2023 was 0.3%. Compared to the figure for June 2013, the economic activity index was down 2%. “Unless there is production, we cannot make headway,” Heidi Calero, economist and president of
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Municipals were lightly traded and little changed for a typical summer Monday while U.S. Treasuries pared back some of Friday’s gains and were weaker out long. Equities were in the black to close the session. While triple-A yield curves were little changed the past two sessions, some damage was done last week, leaving market participants
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Nearly two years after Texas laws banning state and local contracts with companies that “boycott” the fossil fuel industry or “discriminate” against firearm businesses took effect, investment banks are still struggling with compliance concerns. Wells Fargo is the latest bank to be scrutinized under the firearm law just weeks after being selected for a state
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State and local governments are starting to appropriate billions of dollars flowing in from the offer of settlement made by three major pharmaceutical companies due to the opioid addiction crisis. The often quoted $26 billion figure is tied to an offer to settle unveiled in February 2022 by three large pharmaceutical opioid distributors, McKesson, AmerisourceBergen, Cardinal Health
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