Chip Barnett

Municipal bonds were slightly weaker at midday, as traders look ahead to next week’s new issue calendar, which features big offerings from California, Kentucky and Wisconsin.

The municipal bond market is taking a breather on Friday since no major bond deals are scheduled to be priced in the primary.

Municipal bonds finished steady on Thursday, according to traders, as the last big sale of the week came to market.

Mayor Bill de Blasio's budget proposal drew criticism Thursday from the New York City Council and a budget watchdog for doing too little to gird against possible funding cuts under the Trump administration.

Municipal bonds were weaker at mid-session, according to traders, as the last big sale of the week came to market.

The action in the primary market is set to slow after an action packed day on Wednesday that featured six deals greater than $100 million.

The municipal market absorbed a barrage of issuance on Wednesday, as the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power came with large deals.

Municipal bonds continued to show weakness on Wednesday as big bond offerings from the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power hit the market.

Big bond offerings from the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power are on tap for Wednesday as the market keeps watch on rising yields.

A California healthcare issuer came to market with a multi-billion dollar offering Tuesday as municipal bonds weakened in secondary trading.

New York Mayor Bill de Blasio plans to spend $100 million to fill in one of the last gaps in the Manhattan Waterfront Greenway, a pedestrian promenade and bicycling path around the island.

A California healthcare company came to market with a multi-billion issue on Tuesday as municipal bonds weakened in secondary trading.

Municipal bond traders on Tuesday will be eyeing rising yields as the first of the week’s new supply gets set to hit the market.

Municipal bonds ended weaker on Monday, according to traders, who were awaiting the start of the week’s $8.26 billion new issue slate. The calendar consists of $6.51 billion of negotiated deals and $1.75 billion of competitive sales.

The Municipal Forum of New York and the New York City Housing Authority are working to educate high school students about the Urban Leadership Fellows internship program.

Municipal bonds were trading weaker at mid-session, according to traders, who were awaiting the start of this week’s $8.26 billion new issue slate.

Municipal bond market participants are looking at this week’s $8.26 billion new issue slate, which is dominated by a big California healthcare issuer. This week’s calendar is composed of $6.51 billion of negotiated deals and $1.75 billion of competitive sales.

The municipal market is set to see a bump in new supply next week, something that market participants have been craving.

The federal government’s attempt to restrict international travel from some Mid-Eastern countries could cost the city and state of New York over $100 million in lost tax revenue this year, the New York City Council was told on Thursday.

Municipal bonds were unchanged at mid-session, according to traders, who were looking ahead to next week’s new issue calendar. Ipreo estimates volume at $8.26 billion, up from a revised total of $5.94 billion this week, according to updated data from Thomson Reuters.