Municipal bond traders are set to see a chunky new issue slate head to market this week. Volume is estimated at $9.29 billion, composed of $7.94 billion of negotiated deals and $1.35 billion of competitive sales.
Secondary market
Treasuries were mixed on Monday. The yield on the two-year Treasury fell to 1.39% from 1.40% on Friday, the 10-year Treasury yield declined to 2.37% from 2.39% and the yield on the 30-year Treasury bond was unchanged at 2.93%.
Top-shelf municipal bonds ended weaker on Friday. The yield on the 10-year benchmark muni general obligation rose two basis points to 2.05% from 2.03% on Thursday, while the 30-year GO yield increased three basis points to 2.85% from 2.82%, according to the final read of Municipal Market Data's triple-A scale.
On Friday, the 10-year muni to Treasury ratio was calculated at 85.7%, compared with 85.7% on Thursday, while the 30-year muni to Treasury ratio stood at 97.1% versus 97.1%, according to MMD.
MSRB: Previous session's activity
The Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board reported 39,221 trades on Friday on volume of $7.25 billion.
Prior week's actively traded issues
Revenue bonds comprised 53.98% of new issuance in the week ended July 7, down from 54.22% in the previous week, according to
Some of the most actively traded bonds by type were from California, Pennsylvania and Illinois issuers.
In the GO bond sector, the California 6.5s of 2033 were traded 30 times. In the revenue bond sector, the Allentown Neighborhood Improvement Zone Development Authority, Pa., 5s of 2042 were traded 42 times. And in the taxable bond sector, the Illinois 5.1s of 2033 were traded 60 times.
Primary market
Action kicks off Monday as Bank of America Merrill Lynch prices the New York City Transitional Finance Authority’s $1 billion of Fiscal 2018 Series S-1 and S-2 building aid revenue bonds for retail investors. The underwriters will hold a second retail order period on Tuesday ahead of the institutional pricing on Wednesday.
The deal is rated Aa2 by Moody’s Investors Service, and AA by S&P Global Ratings and Fitch Ratings.
Also on Monday, BAML is holding a one-day retail order period on the city of Los Angeles’ subordinate revenue bonds for the Los Angeles International Airport consisting of Series 2017A bonds, subject to the alternative minimum tax, and Series 2017B non-AMT bonds. The bonds will be priced for institutions on Tuesday.
The deal is rated A1 by Moody’s and AA-minus by S&P and Fitch.
On Tuesday, JPMorgan Securities is expected to price the Aldine Independent School District, Texas’ $378.54 million of Series 2017A unlimited tax school building and refunding bonds.
The deal is rated triple-A by Moody’s and S&P.
Citigroup is set to price Philadelphia, Pa.’s $348 million of Series 2017 general obligation bonds.
The deal is rated A2 by Moody’s, A-plus by S&P and A-minus by Fitch.
In the competitive arena on Tuesday, the Lewisville Independent School District, Texas, is selling $202.53 million of Series 2017 unlimited tax school building GOs.
The deal, which is backed by the Permanent School Fund guarantee program, is rated AAA by S&P and Fitch.
Also on Tuesday, the South Carolina Transportation Infrastructure Bank is selling $188.62 million of Series 2017A revenue refunding bonds.
The deal is rated A1 by Moody’s and A by Fitch.
Bond Buyer reports 30-day visible supply
The Bond Buyer's 30-day visible supply calendar increased $1.59 billion to $13.07 billion on Monday. The total is comprised of $4.16 billion of competitive sales and $8.91 billion of negotiated deals.
