Taylor Riggs

Municipal bond traders are gearing up for a busy December, expecting new supply and billions of dollars in reinvestment money.

NEW YORK – Traders are gearing up for a big finish for the end of the year, as early December is expecting new supply and billions of dollars in reinvestment money flooding the market.

The tax-exempt market broke for the Thanksgiving holiday early as activity slowed to a crawl.

Last-minute buyers are leading the tax-exempt market on Thanksgiving Eve, as the market is expected to quiet down by afternoon.

The tax-exempt market slowed Tuesday afternoon after a fairly active morning ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday.

NEW YORK – The tax-exempt market slowed Tuesday afternoon after a fairly active morning.

The tax-exempt market saw more activity than expected Tuesday morning, but choppy Treasuries slowed down muni trading by early afternoon.

The tax-exempt market activity is slowing down this week, but some traders are looking ahead to next week when billions of dollars of reinvestment money will flood the market.

The tax-exempt market seemed to stall Monday as primary and secondary market activity nose-dived from last week.

NEW YORK – The tax-exempt market seemed to stall Monday as primary and secondary market activity nose-dived from last week. The Federal super committee’s failure spurred small gains as investors rushed to safe-haven assets.

The tax-exempt market appears to have taken vacation early as both the primary and secondary stalled.

The tax-exempt market is slightly higher in Monday morning trading, following Treasuries, as the failure of the federal “super committee” to come up with $1.2 trillion in cuts forces investors into safe haven assets.

The tax-exempt market continued to rally Friday after Thursday's gains as traders sifted through the week's heavy new issues.

NEW YORK – The tax-exempt market continued to rally Friday after Thursday’s gains as traders sifted through the week’s heavy new issues.

Munis are firmer Friday afternoon as traders look to buy a few more deals before next week’s Thanksgiving holiday shuts down the market.

The weekend has set in early as traders recuperate from the year’s largest week of new issuance.

The tax-exempt market ended Thursday on a mixed note, with traders showing frustration over the different paths of the primary and secondary markets.

NEW YORK – The tax-exempt market ended Thursday on a mixed note, with traders showing frustration over the different paths of the primary and secondary markets.

The tax-exempt market is mixed as munis try to follow Treasuries higher, but are being held back by heavy new issuance.

The tax-exempt market was quieter Thursday morning as traders recovered from the influx of deals that priced earlier in the week. Two of the week’s biggest deals are expected to price for institutional investors later Thursday morning.