Today In The Markets

Solid investment returns and higher interest rates have been a boon for state and local pension funds, Moody’s Ratings said in a comment piece this week. Strong market performance and higher interest rates have resulted in a $3 trillion drop in unfunded pension liabilities as of June 30 compared to the peak in 2020, marking

The growth in the number of state and local government-supported stadium facilities, which reached a 17-year high in 2023, opens significant risk of adverse financial and economic consequences that could affect a city, state or county for years after the deal, Moody’s warned in a public finance sector report Tuesday. The steady stream of proposals

Hurricane Beryl’s battering of parts of Texas is not deterring next week’s bond pricing for Galveston Wharves. The port said the $160 million revenue bond sale will proceed on Tuesday despite an operational interruption caused by the once-Category 5 storm that ravaged the Caribbean and made landfall Monday 100 miles south of Galveston in Matagorda

Every state in the Midwest has clean water and drinking water financing programs designed to help municipalities build infrastructure for safe water. But there are signs that those financing mechanisms may face greater strain in the years ahead.  Already, citing “historically high requests for financial assistance,” Wisconsin has capped applications to its Clean Water Fund