High growth and population shifts in some areas of the country are spiking property taxes, causing taxpayer revolts and potentially endangering funds used to support bond issuance.  “The property tax won’t win any popularity contests with homeowners, but it still has an important role to play in public finance,” said Jared Walczak, vice president of

Bloomberg News Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump have both made a barrage of campaign promises on spending, taxation and trade policies that would come with hefty price tags. Those outlays could complicate the Federal Reserve’s plans for lowering interest rates. The Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, a nonprofit organization that

<img src=”https://public.flourish.studio/visualisation/20153191/thumbnail” width=”100%” alt=”chart visualization” /> Municipals were steady Tuesday as market participants mostly sat on the sidelines to await the results of the election and Wednesday’s Federal Open Market Committee rates decision, both of which will likely cause volatility in the near term and have repercussions on economic and monetary policy in the longer

Three-term incumbent Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown lost his seat in a close race Tuesday night. Former President Donald Trump appeared close to re-taking the White House late Tuesday and Republicans won a majority in the Senate while the House remained too close to call. Republicans late Tuesday appeared to take control of the Senate after

rawpixel.com / Felix/rawpixel.com – stock.adobe.com Voters appeared to approve California Propositions 2 and 4, each authorizing $10 billion of bonds, for the environment and wildfire protection, respectively, while the Los Angeles Unified School District appears on pace to receive voter approval for $9 billion of bonds. San Diego Community College District voters appeared to approve

Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland President Beth Hammack said that while progress on lowering inflation had resumed in recent months, officials aren’t yet ready to declare their mission accomplished.  “We have made good progress, but inflation is still running above the FOMC’s 2% objective,” Hammack said Thursday, referring to the rate-setting Federal Open Market Committee.

Municipals improved Friday after a volatile week for the asset class, ignoring losses in U.S. Treasuries, while equities closed the week mixed. Investors will see higher yields and ratios along with a nearly $11 billion new-issue slate for the final week of the month and the last ahead of the election. Triple-A yields fell three

State and local governments in the West, Southwest and Southeast are leading the pack in economic growth as some analysts are seeing good times for the municipal bond market.  “We’ve had $40 billion monthly in new issue calendars for the last seven months in 2024,” said Tom Schuette, senior vice president and investment grade credit

Municipals saw gains Thursday, ending four consecutive trading sessions of rising yields. U.S. Treasuries improved and equities ended mixed. Municipal yields fell up to seven basis points, depending on the scale, while UST yields fell one to five basis points. Muni-UST ratios fell slightly. The two-year ratio Thursday was at 66%, the three-year at 65%,

Shreveport, Louisiana, was downgraded by Moody’s Ratings.Adobe Stock Shreveport, Louisiana, was downgraded to Baa2 from Baa1 Wednesday by Moody’s Ratings. The agency maintains a negative outlook on the rating. The downgrade of Shreveport’s issuer, general obligation and senior revenue ratings will affect $2.1 billion in debt when the city completes the anticipated $88 million Series