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Municipals were little changed Friday and U.S. Treasuries were better while equities closed the week in the black, regaining much of the losses that hit Monday. Municipal issuance is expected to fall to about $7.4 billion next week as issuers take pause amid the market volatility. The 10-year AAA fell 30 basis points for the

Houston Independent School District will seek bond authorization for the first time in 12 years after its board of managers voted late Thursday to place a two-part, $4.4 billion debt package on the Nov. 5 ballot. The 9-0 vote came after a lengthy public comment period during which many speakers repeated “No trust, no vote”

Municipals were weaker Thursday as U.S. Treasury yields rose and equities rallied. Triple-A yields rose by two to seven basis points while USTs rose four to five as volatility in both markets continued. The past several trading sessions have seen “crazy volatility,” said Jennifer Johnston, director of research of municipal bonds at Franklin Templeton. <img

BayCare Health System, Florida, plans to price $1.3 billion in bonds the week of August 19 through the Hillsborough County Industrial Development Authority. The authority approved the bonds earlier this month. Bond proceeds will reimburse BayCare for prior capital expenditures, fund future capital projects and pay for capitalized interest and costs of issuance. The authority

Municipals were weaker Wednesday, as U.S. Treasury yields rose and equities ended down. The two-year muni-to-Treasury ratio Wednesday was at 66%, the three-year at 67%, the five-year at 67%, the 10-year at 66% and the 30-year at 83%, according to Refinitiv Municipal Market Data’s 3 p.m. EST read. ICE Data Services had the two-year at

Congressional Republicans launched fresh salvos in the partisan battle over environmental, social and governance investment polices last week and Treasury waded into the issue as the debate continues to simmer among the states. The House Republican ESG Working Group on Aug. 1 released a 37-page report titled “The Failure of ESG: An Examination of Environmental,

Following a three-day extended rally, municipals reversed course and were mostly weaker five years and out Tuesday in secondary trading as the primary market took focus with several large deals. U.S. Treasuries sold off and equities rallied. The two-year muni-to-Treasury ratio Tuesday was at 64%, the three-year at 66%, the five-year at 66%, the 10-year

Amendments to Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board Rule A-12 on registration that would require bank dealers to disclose their related “associated persons” would level the playing field for those dealers already required to do so, commenters on the proposal said. “The proposal would require MSRB-registered bank-dealers to begin reporting certain information about firms’ associated persons, including