Weekly Market Update

Utah

Utah Issuer Impact

Strategic Signals & Commentary
Favorable

Refunding

Opportunity

Utah school district and charter school callables of 2016–2017 vintage show 4–8% PV savings. State credit enhancement program delivers AAA-equivalent execution on qualifying deals.

Favorable

New Money

Opportunity

Utah State Board of Education guarantee program continues to anchor tight execution for qualifying districts. Charter school new-money sales are clearing at scales 15–25 bps inside comparable non-enhanced credits.

Utah Issuer Impact

State-guaranteed school district paper remains among the tightest-trading enhanced structures in the national market. Wasatch Front districts lead the forward calendar; charter school authority financings are also active given the program's consistent credit performance.

Regional Supply & Demand

Utah negotiated supply ~$240M this week — three school district refundings and a water conservancy district deal. Deep demand from in-state and national retail SMA programs for 15–20 year state-enhanced structures.

Strategic Considerations

Charter school authorities should evaluate the state credit enhancement program's capacity carefully — program size is expanding but remains a meaningful gating factor on issuance timing for newer charter credits.

AAA MMD Yield Curve

Current Week Prior Month Prior Year

Federal Reserve & Market Expectations

Fed Funds Target
4.25% – 4.50%
FOMC Stance
Restrictive, data-dependent
Meeting Hold Cut Hike
May 2026 72% 26% 2%
Jun 2026 48% 49% 3%
Jul 2026 30% 68% 2%
Sep 2026 18% 80% 2%

Implied probabilities derived from 30-Day Fed Fund futures (CME FedWatch).

U.S. Treasury Benchmarks

Tenor Current Δ WoW Prior Wk Prior Mo Prior Yr 8-Wk Trend
2Y 3.95% -4 bp 3.99% 4.10% 4.72%
5Y 4.07% -2 bp 4.09% 4.18% 4.35%
10Y 4.28% +1 bp 4.27% 4.32% 4.21%
30Y 4.52% +3 bp 4.49% 4.47% 4.35%

Municipal AAA MMD Benchmarks

Tenor Current Δ WoW Prior Wk Prior Mo Prior Yr 8-Wk Trend
1Y 2.70% 2.70% 2.78% 3.15%
5Y 2.85% -2 bp 2.87% 2.94% 2.98%
10Y 3.12% +1 bp 3.11% 3.16% 2.95%
20Y 3.75% +2 bp 3.73% 3.77% 3.42%
30Y 4.02% +3 bp 3.99% 4.00% 3.68%