Chip Barnett

Several big deals hit the primary on Tuesday as the municipal bond market weakened ahead of President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address and the FOMC meeting.

With infrastructure expected to be a hot topic at the State of the Union address, the municipal bond market wants to know if bonds will play a role.

The market is watching for details on Treasury Department’s quarterly refunding, President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address and the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy meeting.

Tax workarounds being discussed by several states affected by the SALT cap, could cost the U.S. Treasury about $154 billion over eight years, according to a report.

A tobacco deal from Pennsylvania and a taxable offering from Hawaii take center stage this week as traders eye rising yields and the Federal Reserve meets on monetary policy .

Another week of modest muni volume is expected, as issuers offer more chunks of taxable bonds.

Next week’s slip in supply may increase demand for municipal bonds slated to hit the market.

The municipal bond market is mostly breathing a sigh of relief after it has had time to digest the possible effects of new U.S. tax legislation, according to a report.

As Pennsylvania prepares to sell $1.39 billion of tobacco bonds next week, Invesco released a report that highlights reasons investors should own tobacco bonds.

A “sensibly priced” deal from a New York issuer was snapped up by buyers on Thursday as municipals weakened slightly in secondary trading.

As Pennsylvania gets set to sell $1.39 billion of tobacco bonds next week, Invesco released a report on the sector that offers several reasons why investors should be holding tobacco bonds.

Wednesday's sales of Chicago's Sales Tax Securitization Corp. taxables and Connecticut’s special tax obligation bonds underscored the increasing prevalence of special obligation offerings.

Technology has changed the muni market, but a complete restructuring of how bonds come to market is expected by analysts.

Municipal and Treasury bonds weakened as stocks surged to record highs in early trading.

The Sales Tax Securitization Corp.’s second offering faced a tougher market environment.

Underwriters reportedly offered spreads to the Municipal Market Data’s AAA benchmark scale of 55 basis points on serials ranging from 2031 to 2038.

MacKay Municipal Managers has released its list of the top five trends to watch for in the municipal market this year.

A pre-marketing wire on the Sales Tax Securitization Corp.'s $366.2 million of tax-exempts indicates the Chicago deal may see wider spreads than in its bond sale last month.

Although tax reform concerns pushed issuers into the market in December, CUSIP requests for the year, were lowest since 2014.

Municipal bond traders return to work with yields and the revamped Chicago deal in their sights.