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October's total volume rose 29.3% to $37.156 billion in 661 issues from $28.738 billion in 614 issues a year earlier. New-money grew more than 30% while refundings were up by nearly 75%.
October 31 -
The top five bond financings have an average dollar volume of more than $1.2 billion.
October 17 -
Municipal bond issuance in the Far West was down 2.3% in a first half that saw volume drop 17.1% nationally.
August 24 -
July's total volume was $25.939 billion in 542 issues, down from $28.258 billion in 619 issues a year earlier, the smallest percentage drop in monthly issuance year-over-year in 2023, according to Refinitiv data.
July 31 -
The offered side "has continued to pack the primary market with value to manage their (and the market's) potential downside if disruption did occur; this also helps the context for muni buyers headed into the Fed," said Matt Fabian, partner at Municipal Market Analytics.
July 25 -
Most top 10 issuers for 1H are from New York and California, with three from New York and three from California.
July 10 -
The $6.9 billion new-issue calendar features high-grade deals from Georgia, Washington and Massachusetts, among other frequently traded credits, which should provide direction for scales.
June 23 -
The Biden Administration has partnered with five cities and the State of California in efforts to reduce homelessness.
May 19 -
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee signed legislation Tuesday improving a tax increment financing program created in 2021 that wasn't working as intended.
May 10 -
Seattle's Sound Transit, the biggest beneficiary of a federal low-interest loan program, had received three more loans totaling $327 million.
May 5