Puerto Rico is no closer to exiting external oversight after the release of its most recent audited financials. That’s according to a letter the Puerto Rico Oversight Board sent to the commonwealth’s treasury earlier this month following the April release of Puerto Rico’s annual comprehensive financial report for fiscal 2022. Four consecutive years of balanced

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Municipals were steady Tuesday ahead of Wednesday’s Federal Open Market Committee meeting and Consumer Price Index report, as U.S. Treasury yields fell and equities were mixed near the close. “The market’s great expectations regarding Fed cuts have witnessed a dramatic downward adjustment since the start of the year,” said Vikram Rai, head of municipal markets

The Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board’s new amendments filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission don’t go far enough in addressing the supervisory concerns associated with investments bankers and other traders involved in public offerings and private placements. That view was collected as part of the MSRB’s amendments to Rule G-27 on supervision, which brings the

Municipals were little changed Monday as investors await a smaller calendar amid an FOMC week, outperforming Treasuries, which saw small losses, while equities were up near the close. The two-year muni-to-Treasury ratio Monday was at 65%, the three-year at 65%, the five-year at 66%, the 10-year at 65% and the 30-year at 82%, according to

The U.S. Virgin Islands government has hired Ernst & Young to assist financially troubled Water and Power Authority in returning to fiscal health. Earlier this year the Virgin Islands Senate directed hiring a “turnaround company” for the utility and last week the Public Finance Authority selected E&Y from the four finalists. Within 120 days EY

The troubled history of Build America Bonds is coming to a head as municipalities weigh tough choices over redeeming the bonds that have lost their appeal to issuers because of their administrative headache, reduced subsidy rate, and the current high interest rate environment. “Every official statement is different,” said Emily Brock, director, federal liaison center