Markets

Municipal bonds were unchanged in early activity as the the market gets set to see an above average slate of issues hit the screens this week.

The primary market is set to heat up next week, as buyers will be chomping at the bit for what is expected to be the second highest volume total of the year.

Students at Pittsburg High School will be among the first to benefit from renovations funded by a $31 million bond issue approved by voters in March.

Treasurer Lynn Fitch credits work of the three-member Mississippi Bond Commission with saving the state $32 million during the upcoming, cash-strapped fiscal year.

The Norman City Council approved the second of three Norman Forward revenue bond agreements Tuesday. Due to a lower interest rate, it could save the city about $2.5 million.

The Pottsboro Independent School District's board of trustees held a special meeting Tuesday to create a trimmed-down version of the initial bond package proposed to the group back in February.

A feud over tax relief between Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton and the GOP may hurt a bond rating.

Municipal bonds were unchanged at midday ahead of next week’s above-average new issue calendar. Ipreo estimates volume for next week at $11.78 billion, up from a revised total of $3.47 billion sold this week, according to updated data from Thomson Reuters.

Pennsylvania's new pension legislation does nothing to solve its budget deficit.

The University of Michigan's preliminary June consumer sentiment index reading was 94.5, compared to the final May 97.1, and the final April 97.0, according to market sources.