State of Washington

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.

Two deals from state issuers came to market on Wednesday as municipal bond buyers were treated to much needed volume.

A Massachusetts negotiated deal and Washington state competitive sales led primary issuance on Wednesday.

The bond proceeds will fund transportation, school, university and other capital projects,

Retail buyers hungry for supply took on some of the $727 million of general obligation bonds that Massachusetts offered on Tuesday.

Municipals were firm as Massachusetts offered almost $727 million of general obligation bonds to retail buyers.

Municipal bond buyers will get another chance to get some Massachusetts and Texas paper as both issuers head into the market.

Massachusetts and Texas will be in the market next week as the unofficial summer season winds down during the last week before Labor Day.

California came roaring into the market on Tuesday, beating out the storm to appeal to both retail and institutional investors.

Retail investors get first crack at California's general obligation bonds priced on Tuesday.

After a typically quiet Monday for municipals, market participants are eagerly awaiting the commencement of this week's new issue slate, which is led by California's $2.1 billion offering.

Municipals were sleepy on Monday, typical for the asset class after a quiet trading session on Friday where they outperformed Treasuries; some investors were looking ahead to the upcoming week’s supply, led by a pair of billion dollar deals from California and Oklahoma issuers.

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