State of Hawaii

As California announced its plans to fund infrastructure and cut its interest costs, Hawaii and the Los Angeles MTA tapped the primary market.

California announced its big spring borrowing schedule as Hawaii and and the Los Angeles MTA came to market.

Washington state and Hawaii kicked off action in the primary market on Tuesday.

Washington state highlighted primary market action with the sale of $640 million of general obligation bonds.

The municipal bond market is in good shape ahead of this week’s $7.2 billion new issue slate.

Municipal bonds were mostly stronger at midday ahead of the week's attractively sized new issue slate.

Attention in the municipal bond market turns westward as some of the week's biggest deals will be coming from Hawaii, Washington state and the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Buyers will see the biggest issuance week of the year as $7.2 billion of deals will hit the screens.

Municipal primary volume will surge to $7.2 billion in the week of Feb. 4 from a revised total of $3.8 billion the previous week.

Ipreo forecasts weekly bond volume will surge to $7.2 billion from a revised total of $3.8 billion this week.

The Hawaii finance team doesn’t expect the market’s volatility to hamper buyer interest.

The extent of the damage from mudslides triggered by Hurricane Lane is yet to be determined, state officials said.

The market was quiet on Friday ahead of a $7.5 billion new issue calendar as more than $50 billion in August redemptions frees up cash to buy bonds.

Municipal bond buyers will get to see a larger than average new issue slate.

Moody's Investors Service deemed the state's strong May tourism numbers a credit positive.

Hawaii's dramatic spring has brought torrential rains, mudslides, volcanic eruptions and lava flows.

Several big deals hit the primary on Tuesday as the municipal bond market weakened ahead of President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address and the FOMC meeting.

With infrastructure expected to be a hot topic at the State of the Union address, the municipal bond market wants to know if bonds will play a role.

The market is watching for details on Treasury Department’s quarterly refunding, President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address and the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy meeting.

Tax workarounds being discussed by several states affected by the SALT cap, could cost the U.S. Treasury about $154 billion over eight years, according to a report.

A tobacco deal from Pennsylvania and a taxable offering from Hawaii take center stage this week as traders eye rising yields and the Federal Reserve meets on monetary policy .