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Municipals were steady as investors await several larger new-issues, including $2.68 billion of California GOs, which were offered to retail investors Monday, while U.S. Treasury yields rose and equities ended down. The two-year muni-to-Treasury ratio Monday was at 61%, the three-year at 61%, the five-year at 58%, the 10-year at 58% and the 30-year at

The $1.2 trillion spending bill that was passed by the U.S. Senate and signed by President Biden on Saturday doesn’t address any of the key legislative issues affecting the municipal bond market, but flickers of hope remain in the few months before the elections in November. Reforming rules on Low Income Housing Tax Credits that

Municipals were steady to end the week ahead of a surge in supply, helped by three billion-plus deals. U.S. Treasuries were firmer and equities were mixed. While USTs yields fell up to five basis points late in the session Friday, they sold off for most of this week, with various market participants seeing “even more

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson’s proposed real estate transfer tax change — also known as the mansion tax or Bring Chicago Home — was defeated in Tuesday’s election. The city has said the revenue generated from the tax would go to fight homelessness in Chicago. About 53.6% of Chicago voters had rejected the measure by Wednesday,

In a majority vote, the California Public Employee Retirement System board came out against a state initiative headed for November’s ballot that would limit the ability of state and local governments to levy taxes and make pension contributions. The initiative, called the “Taxpayer Protection and Government Accountability Act,” would amend the California constitution altering the

Ryan Hallam, who spent nearly three decades at Citi, has been hired as a managing director and co-head of high-yield trading on Piper Sandler’s fixed-income team. Hallam will handle high-yield muni sales and trading, focusing on large institutional accounts. “As we look to grow our market share in the municipal industry, Ryan’s tremendous experience and

While a move to raise New York City’s borrowing capacity by $12 billion is reasonable and sufficient for the city to meet future capital needs, the debt service threshold must be kept within safe limits, officials say. Letting New York City sell more bonds will allow it to meet its capital needs over the next

New York City is stepping up to the plate on Tuesday with the second biggest bond sale of the week, a $1.45 billion issue of general obligation bonds. Set to be priced by Jefferies on Monday for retail investors and on Tuesday for institutions, the tax-exempt GO deal is tentatively structured in four series with