Bonds

<img src=”https://public.flourish.studio/visualisation/20399114/thumbnail” width=”100%” alt=”chart visualization” /> Municipal secondary trading did little to move triple-A yield curves, outperforming a weaker U.S. Treasury market again, as the primary market took focus. Triple-A yield curves barely budged while USTs saw losses of three to four basis points across the curve. The day’s moves pushed ratios lower still. The

A new engineering and science building highlights plans for the new-money share of the University of Chicago’s award-winning deal.University of Chicago When the University of Chicago’s deal team embarked on the largest financing ever issued through the Illinois Finance Authority, the team had several goals. One was to transform the university’s capital structure; another was

&lt;img src=”https://public.flourish.studio/visualisation/20381307/thumbnail” width=”100%” alt=”chart visualization” /&gt; Municipals improved Tuesday as U.S. Treasury yields fell and equities ended mixed. Triple-A muni yields were bumped one to six basis points, depending on the curve, while USTs saw small gains across the curve with the best performance out long. The secondary took a backseat to the primary market

“The deal demonstrates how smaller issuers can leverage innovative solutions to fund environmental projects at the local level,” said Justin Carl, AlexRenew’s general manager and CEO. In June, AlexRenew became the first wastewater authority in the Commonwealth of Virginia to issue green bonds with a $45.7 million deal to fund projects that provide a positive

Santa Barbara, California, will tap the municipal bond market this week, largely to fund a new police headquarters.Adobe Stock One of Southern California’s wealthy cities is tapping the municipal bond market to build a new police station and renovate an oceanfront park.  Santa Barbara — where the median home sells for roughly $2 million —

A May aerial photo shows progress of New Terminal One construction at New York’s Kennedy airport.JFK New Terminal One The developers of New Terminal One at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport are in the position that any salesperson would want: they have something you can’t find anywhere else. It’s the biggest airport public-private

&amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;img src=”https://public.flourish.studio/visualisation/20321862/thumbnail” width=”100%” alt=”chart visualization” /&amp;amp;amp;amp;gt; Triple-A yield curves were little changed Friday ahead of an $8.4 billion new-issue calendar while U.S. Treasuries saw small losses across the curve and equities were in the red as mixed economic data, hawkish Fedspeak and major announcements on how President-elect Donald Trump’s new administration may take form hangs

Dallas Police Department officers in 2022. Moody’s Ratings said the negative rating outlook for Dallas reflects the expected credit impact of voter-approved Proposition U, including reducing the city’s fiscal flexibility and boosting the Police and Fire Pension System’s liability by increasing police starting salaries and the number of officers.Bloomberg News Voter approval of a Dallas

Hawaii Gov. Josh Green toured the scene of Maui wildfires in August 2023. The disaster slowed visitor growth, rating analysts said.Hawaii Governor’s Office Hawaii will head to market in early December with double-A category ratings affirmed as it prices $750 million of taxable general obligation bonds in a negotiated deal. Recovery of tourism, pivotal to

 ”I have been laser focused on ensuring that the jobs created by this project go first and foremost to district residents,” said D.C. at-large, Councilman Kenyan McDuffie, “and that district-based companies receive the bulk of the contracts associated with this project.”  D.C. City Council The bond-financed renovation of Capital One Arena in downtown Washington D.C. is

Chicago’s City Hall. The City Council on Thursday soundly rejected Mayor Brandon Johnson’s proposed property tax increase, part of an effort to close a yawning fiscal 2025 budget gap.Adobe Stock The Chicago City Council delivered a strong rebuke of Mayor Brandon Johnson’s fiscal 2025 budget on Thursday, voting down a proposed $300 million property tax

James Monroe High School students in the school’s Creative Arts building, which was financed with LAUSD Build America bonds.LAUSD After more than a decade of cuts to the promised subsidy that underpinned Build America Bonds, dozens of issuers pulled the plug on that structure this year. The Los Angeles Unified School District was in the

<img src=”https://public.flourish.studio/visualisation/20306565/thumbnail” width=”100%” alt=”chart visualization” /> Municipals were narrowly mixed Thursday as U.S. Treasuries saw losses up front and gains out long and equities ended down. Municipal yields, while bumped or cut up to three basis points, depending on the scale, have had a relatively quiet week following the volatility post-election. However, “volatility will likely

Passengers board a Brightline passenger train in Miami. Opening the full Miami-to-Orlando route paved the way for Brightline to embark on a major restructuring of its full capital stack.Bloomberg News Most deals take some time to put together, but this year’s Brightline Florida passenger train financing has been in the works since the borrower first

&lt;img src=”https://public.flourish.studio/visualisation/20281438/thumbnail” width=”100%” alt=”chart visualization” /&gt; Municipal market outperformance continued Wednesday as triple-A yield curves saw an improved bias while U.S. Treasuries were mixed after inflation data threw more uncertainty over the Federal Reserve’s next moves. The October consumer price index came in as projected, but stickiness in inflation — especially with expectations that President-elect

&amp;amp;lt;img src=”https://public.flourish.studio/visualisation/20266588/thumbnail” width=”100%” alt=”chart visualization” /&amp;amp;gt; Municipals were narrowly mixed Tuesday, ignoring larger U.S. Treasury market losses while stocks ended their breakneck pace of post-election gains to close the session down. Triple-A yield curves showed a mix of one to three basis point bumps and cuts, depending on the curve, while USTs saw losses of

Palm Beach County Comptroller Joseph Abruzzo said the doctrine of separation of powers bars the court from telling him how to invest the county’s money. Palm Beach County Clerk and Comptroller Joseph Abruzzo last week asked a Florida court to dismiss a lawsuit by pro-Palestinian county residents contesting his investment of county money in Israel

Enjoy complimentary access to top ideas and insights — selected by our editors. The top 10 bond counsels accounted for $171.71 billion in the first nine months of 2024. Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe lead the pack, accounting for $42.15 billion in 277 issues for an 11.3% market share, followed by Kutak Rock with $22.6 billion

South Carolina-based assisted living developers CR Lakewood and CR Lakeside Place resolved a bond default. AdobeStock Owners of assisted and independent living retirement centers in South Carolina resolved a default on $24.5 million of bonds, according to a posting. Borrowers CR Lakewood, LLC, and CR Lakeside Place, LLC, failed to make principal payments due on

&amp;amp;amp;lt;img src=”https://public.flourish.studio/visualisation/20211105/thumbnail” width=”100%” alt=”chart visualization” /&amp;amp;amp;gt; Municipals rallied Friday, fully recovering the losses from Wednesday’s selloff, as U.S. Treasury yields were mixed and equities ended up. Triple-A yields fell nine to 15 basis points Friday, depending on the scale, as investors flooded back into the market after the post-election selloff and FOMC rate cut. Those