State of California

Deals from Texas and Virginia led the slate of new issues that hit the market on Tuesday.

Issuers and buyers will both be watching the direction bond yields take this week.

After effortlessly taking down $13.2 billion of bonds this past week, muni buyers will see another above-average issuance week with $7.6B.

The market picked up right where it left off on Wednesday — with unwavering demand from investors.

The bond market had no problems whatsoever digesting the primary and in the process saw yields drop down ever lower, getting ever closer to all-time lows.

The municipal bond market started to see supply come in, as a bunch of deals priced both on the negotiated and competitive sides. Today’s issuance was an appetizer for Wednesday, the main course that looks like it will be the busiest day of the year.

Municipal bond investors are eagerly awaiting the biggest supply week of the year, as strong technicals will continue for the foreseeable future.

The wait is over. After seven months without seeing one week of double digit issuance, municipal bond investors will finally get a supply surge.

Municipal and Treasury markets rallied one day after the Fed cut interest rates by 25 basis points and after President Trump declared more tariffs on China — all of which caused the 10-year Treasury to dip below 1.90%.

The state auditor raised questions about how the state controller reported California's OPEB liability in the report, which took 11 months to release.