Markets

ICE's and MarketAxess's networks are "complementary," said Peter Borstelmann, president of ICE Bonds, as the former is "deep and rich" in the retail wealth segment, while the latter is "deep and rich" in the institutional space.

Chicago will bring to market $1 billion of bonds for O'Hare International Airport, part one of a three-phase financing plan for 2024.

"On the whole, the municipal market continues to provide an attractive entry point for investors," said AllianceBernstein strategists. "And with the Fed clearly communicating that a September rate cut is imminent, the future is bright for the municipal market."

The East County AWP Joint Powers Authority plans to construct a water reclamation project using the debt.

Mount Saint Mary College in New York saw its bond rating downgraded to BBB from BBB-plus by Fitch Ratings after persistent declines in student enrollment.

The borrower has missed the last five interest payments on the grant-backed bonds.

While the nonprofit hospital sector shows signs of stabilizing, Houston-based Texas Children's Hospital faces fiscal problems that led to two rating downgrades.

"The forward calendar shows issuance will be above average over the next few weeks, while reinvestment cash is set to drop off," Birch Creek strategists said.

The purpose of restructuring is to help the Pennsylvania hospital operator "avoid a bankruptcy scenario," said Dora Lee of Belle Haven Investments.

The calendar next week largely continues "the elevated pace of primary market volume seen since May, against a backdrop of broadly supportive fund flows (LSEG inflows for eight consecutive weeks), somewhat better dealer positions (although still heavy), mid-August reinvestment to spend, but lighter late summer attendance," said J.P. Morgan strategists led by Peter DeGroot.