County of Anne Arundel, MD

• Primary bond market

  Primary gets taxable POBs out of Cal, green bonds from Wisconsin, while secondary feels pressure

  The municipal market saw a plethora of deals come in while secondary market trading showed some weakness on AAA benchmarks.

  By Aaron Weitzman

  April 22

  
• Primary bond market

  Virgin Trains $1.75B deal saw strong demand; Illinois Finance Authority priced for retail

  The Florida Development Finance Corp.’s $1.75 billion bonds for the Virgin Trains USA passenger rail project found $4B of suitors.

  By Chip Barnett

  April 2

  
• Primary bond market

  Municipal bond market starts Q2 looking at little supply, big redemptions

  The municipal bond market is facing $100 billion of municipal bond redemptions and implied reinvestments.

  By Chip Barnett

  April 1

  
• Primary bond market

  Mutual funds see continued inflows as muni bond supply for week dwindles

  Municipal bond volume will fall to $5.5 billion in the upcoming week, with green deals from Illinois and Arizona.

  By Chip Barnett

  March 29

  
• Primary bond market

  A smattering of deals sell prior to an expected interest rate increase

  The municipal market completed a few competitive deals and one notable negotiated sale on Tuesday, while awaiting the conclusion of the Federal Open Market Committee meeting.

  By Aaron Weitzman

  March 20

  
• Primary bond market

  Ann Arundel County and San Fran sell as market waits on FOMC

  The municipal market and its participants got a few competitive deals, but the two-day Federal Open Market Committee meeting looms large.

  By Aaron Weitzman

  March 20

  
• Primary bond market

  Thanks to tax reform and FOMC, munis to see insufficient issuance of $2.94B

  After back to back weeks of decent issuance, the primary muni market will get with a reality check of weekly issuance below $3 billion, thanks mostly to continued tax reform fallout.

  By Aaron Weitzman

  March 16