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The municipal bond market was quiet Monday as traders waited for this week’s new issue sales to get underway with competitive deals on Tuesday from Massachusetts and Fairfax County, Va.

The municipal bond market on Monday is patiently waiting for this week’s new issue sales to get underway with competitive sales on Tuesday from Massachusetts and Fairfax County, Va.

The commonwealth plans two more sales in early 2018 after Tuesday's $600 million deal.

Municipal bond traders are back at work in earnest as they get set to take on a new issue slate dominated by competitive sales on Tuesday and taxable deals on Wednesday and Thursday.

The Iowa Fertilizer Co. LLC is seeking a tender exchange for up to $435 million of bonds.

The municipal bond market is looking ahead to a $3.3 billion new issue slate that will be dominated by competitive sales from Massachusetts and taxable negotiated deals.

The par value of muni underwriting fell for the top five firms as volume receded from the 2016 record.

The municipal bond market is looking ahead to next week’s $3.3 billion new issue slate which is dominated by GO sales from Massachusetts and taxable negotiated deals.

After a week that saw few deals come to market, municipal bond traders will see the calendar perk up a bit next week as several issues of size are set to hit the screens.

Municipal bonds turned mixed on a cold and snowy day in the Northeast as stocks surged to historic highs on Thursday.

Mayor Keisha Bottoms said housing affordability, transparency, public safety, education, and transportation are priorities.

Municipal bonds were mixed at midday as the primary was set to heat up the despite cold weather and snow in the Northeast.

The municipal primary heats up on Thursday as the New Jersey Economic Development Authority gets ready to come to market with $381.195 million of state lease revenue bonds.

While Wall Street firms agree that municipal bond volume will drop from 2017, their estimates of how much range from 8% to 34%.

Municipal bonds are mixed at mid-session as the market awaits the start of this week's new issue activity.

The municipal bond market is waiting to see this week’s new issues as bonds traded mixed in early activity.

As stocks surged and Treasuries swooned, municipal bond traders gauged the direction of yields as they looked ahead to what may be a downturn in issuance this year.

The use of reserves was cited in the downgrade of Las Vegas' Clark County School District.

As stocks surge and Treasuries swoon, municipal bond traders bide their time gauging the direction of yields.

The city launched a new investor website, and boasts two recent upgrades to its still-junk ratings.