Finance

Lack of supply continues while professional money keeps market liquid.

Fitch Ratings dropped Immaculata University, in the Philadelphia suburbs, to BB-minus from BB.

The municipal market started off the week like gangbusters, but was ending very quietly on Thursday as the holiday-shortened week approaches.

The municipal primary saw billions of new deals hit the market, but the final yields on the biggest deal of the day result in something that the market hadn’t seen in a while — a repricing to higher yields.

The muni primary saw a flood of issuance on Tuesday, with the majority of it being from Texas issuers including one deal that got majorly upsized.

Issuers are coming to market in droves this week as they try to take advantage of excellent market conditions and get deals done before upcoming holiday shortened week.

Community Development Block Grants and the HOME Investment Partnerships program are targeted for elimination.

The Moody's downgrade to Baa3 for East Orange School District stems from reserve levels that have been in the red the past two years.

Municipal investors should go long as the short end is expensive, strategists say.

The submission calculator received criticism from issuers and analysts with some saying it isn't ready for "prime time."

It's a win-win situation for both buyers and sellers as volume continues to flow into the market.

Next week's deal will be sold at auction but Washington's state finance team says it is is agnostic about using negotiated or competitive sales to price bonds.

The topic of issuer disclosure timing has heated up in recent months, and widened a divide between issuers and analysts.

Paul Daley, managing director of BondWave’s Information Lab, talks about how big data can be made more accessible and valuable to users. He details his examination into a Pacific Gas and Electric bond as a way to illustrate how drilling down into this information can help participants in a fast-moving market. Chip Barnett hosts.

The muni market was weaker again on Wednesday with yields on the rise, yet that did not slow down the primary. It did not matter if it was tax-exempt or taxable — they were gone in a flash.

Investors should be aware that a lower coupon rate could become illiquid if interest rates rise, the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board said.

New muni and taxable muni issuance was easily absorbed as yields rose off of the record lows they landed last week.

The municipal market has been on a tear in terms of fundamentals and technicals that are driving the market and there isn’t much in the near-term likely to stymie that tone.

The almost $350 million in bonds would pay for upgrades to the track and proposes the city of Baltimore takes over ownership of Pimlico Race Course.

Municipal bond buyers will see a $7 billion new-issue calendar ahead.