Taylor Riggs

So much for a slow week between Christmas and New Year's.

NEW YORK – So much for a slow week between Christmas and New Year’s.

Munis continue to trade firmer, following Treasuries, as year-end buyers buoy tax-exempts.

The tax-exempt market was firmer Wednesday morning as buyers seemed eager to eat up leftovers from the year.

Last-minute dealmaking in the tax-exempt market is forcing sellers to lower prices if they want to make a trade as the year wraps up.

NEW YORK – Last minute deal making in the tax-exempt market is forcing sellers to lower prices as the year-end rush takes over.

Traders are sitting on their hands Tuesday afternoon preferring to keep bonds rather than give them up cheaply.

Some dealers are in the tax-exempt market early looking to sell retail bonds on the cheap, while others in the market take extended vacation and sleep off the effects of the Christmas holiday.

Traders on a pre-holiday Thursday looked to the new year for direction in the tax-exempt market.

NEW YORK – As Thursday quieted, traders looked to the New Year for direction in the tax-exempt market.

The tax-exempt market looks positive for the next month as traders look to January redemptions to keep demand strong.

Traders are closing the books on this year as business shuts down and are already looking ahead to the new year.

The next few days are expected to be painfully slow in the tax-exempt market as traders slip away for the holidays. There were spurts of activity Wednesday morning, but by afternoon muni activity slowed to a crawl.

NEW YORK – The next few days are going to be painfully slow in the tax-exempt market as traders start heading off to vacation Wednesday. There were spurts of activity Wednesday morning, but by afternoon, munis slowed to a crawl.

After seeing some activity Wednesday morning, the tax-exempt market is starting to slow.

A fairly active morning in the tax-exempt market could lead to a dull afternoon as trading is expected to calm down before the holidays.

The tax-exempt market chugged along Tuesday as most participants said activity was heavier than usual for a holiday week.

NEW YORK — The tax-exempt market was chugging along Tuesday as most market participants said activity was heavier than usual for a holiday week.

The tax-exempt market is showing signs of slowing Tuesday afternoon as vacation mode starts to set in.

Tax-exempt customers are finalizing last-minute shopping plans as buyers are looking to put money to work. The holiday rush has set in as traders expect the market to dry up later this week when most market participants break for vacation.