James Ramage

Municipal bond mutual funds recorded their lightest outflows since May 22, when they last registered inflows.

A stronger tone pervaded the municipal market Wednesday, marked by solid reception to competitive deals, an increase in retail participation and falling yields.

The municipal market picked up speed as Wednesday's session crossed over into the afternoon.

The tax-exempt market has slowed Wednesday morning as some larger accounts look to move block-sized paper with few takers.

The municipal market firmed Tuesday with a lift from retail customers putting January money to work.

The municipal bond market's tone continues to improve as some of the week's new issues filtered in Tuesday

Muni traders are approaching Tuesday's session as one to settle in and see where they're comfortable about putting money to work at current levels.

The municipal market eased out of the garage and into first gear Monday, with a mix of stable and improving yields on modest activity in the secondary.

Bids and trades appear light early Monday afternoon, but they're enough to project strength in the market.

Few municipal bonds are out for the bid Monday, lending a weaker tone to tax-exempt yields.

The municipal market projected a stronger bias Friday in the face of light activity and a snowstorm that sidelined participants in the Northeast.

The municipal bond market capped a light year of issuance with a 6% drop in long-term volume in December.

Few bid requests and trades colored an otherwise listless municipal market Friday morning.

Outflows from municipal bond mutual funds persisted for a 32nd straight week, at $1.47 billion.

The municipal market inaugurated the new year with a modicum of trading and a slightly stronger tenor to yields.

Municipal bond yields across the curve are holding their levels in light retail activity as Thursday's session crossed into the afternoon.

Modest retail and institutional trading in tax-exempts marks the launch of 2014 for the municipal bond market.

Empty desks and some 11th-hour tax-swap bids ensured that the municipal bond market would close the year's last trading day with a whimper.

Investors looking to execute some last-minute tax-swaps constitute much of the action in a holiday-shortened session on the last day of 2013.

Retail investors anxious to shorten their municipal bond maturities appealed to buyers for some end-of-year selling on a day of light activity.