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A flurry of mid-sized deals priced, as the muni market firmed ahead of what should be the busiest day of the week.

SIFMA and BDA responded to the MSRB's request for comment on muni indices and benchmarks, and transparency was a major theme.

Wednesday’s municipal market was firm and over $1.3 billion bid lists were circulating, according to a New York trader.

Growth in "eds and meds" has bolstered the Rhode Island capital, the rating agency said in a comparison with New Jersey's capital.

President Trump stepped up his attacks on the Federal Reserve Board and its chairman, Jerome Powell, blaming the central bank for declines in the stock market.

Deals for retail and institutions priced into a stronger market, paving the way for bigger issuance as the week progresses.

Both S&P Global Ratings and Fitch Ratings dropped the New York suburban county to AA-plus from AAA.

The county, through a conduit issuer, will price $198.2 million in lease revenue bonds for its new civic center.

The municipal market saw the first issuance of the week come trickling in as it was finding its footing ahead of a flood of issuance in the next few days.

Peter Hayes, head of municipals at BlackRock, says liquidity is sound and muni funds can cope with outflows. He says that among the larger factors in their daily decision-making is the status of an issuers’ pension and OPEB liabilities along with bond structure. John Hallacy is host.

Leslie Bloom joins as a senior vice president with a Solano Beach office.

Back from the holiday break, the muni market and its investors are ready and waiting for what should be a busy week, with big, well-known names coming to market with sizable issues.

As the municipal market prepares for a busy week with big-name issues coming to market, industry analysts are already looking to what 2019 might have in store.

The firm, recapitalized in April, is building out its municipal market presence.

After a week that offered under $1 billion of deals, the market will look ahead to almost $6 billion of supply.

Tom Wolf's full plate includes a projected $1.7 billion deficit, with the state having already used one-time revenue measures such as tobacco and gambling.

Fires haven't sparked a secondary-market sell-off, as investors "are either unconcerned or don't fully understand" the extent of the damage.

Even as stocks turned higher on Wednesday, municipal bonds remained stronger before the Thanksgiving holiday.

Moody's Investors Service now assigns a positive outlook to its A1 rating for the private Pennsylvania university.

As stocks continued to plunge, municipal bonds remained stronger along with Treasurys.