State of Wisconsin

The Badger state is joining the list of issuers moving up refunding deals that are under threat from tax reform.

The rush to market ahead of tax reform is set to begin, as a $11.743 billion new issue slate looms for the upcoming week.

The municipal bond market is looking ahead to the Thanksgiving week’s $4.2 billion new issue calendar, which is headlined by the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s $2 billion green bond offering.

After a busy week filled with many new deals, the municipal bond market is looking ahead to the Thanksgiving week’s calendar, which is headlined by the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s $2 billion green bond offering.

Competitive sales from the states of Washington and Wisconsin and negotiated deals from New York and Illinois issuers dominated Tuesday’s new issue slate.

Competitive sales from the states of Washington and Wisconsin and negotiated deals from New York and Illinois issuers dominated Tuesday’s new issue slate.

New York and Illinois deals top Tuesday’s new issue slate as municipal bond traders get ready to gobble up some deals in the primary.

Developments on the tax reform front were not far from municipal bond traders' minds as they saw the first of the week’s new issues hit the screens on Monday.

Estimated total bond volume for the week is $9.897 billion, which consists of $6.644 billion of negotiated deals and $3.253 billion of competitive sales.

Municipal bond traders will see a chunky new issue calendar this week as the market’s focus will be on Washington, where Congress will continue to work on tax reform legislation.

Municipal bonds were unchanged at mid-session, according to traders, who are looking ahead to the next week's $6.7 billion new issue slate, which will be headlined by big offerings from Virginia and Maryland Issuers.

Municipals bonds are little changed in early activity as the market eyes next week’s new issue calendar, which is topped by big offerings from Virginia and Maryland Issuers.

Municipal bonds finished weaker on Tuesday as deals from Florida and New York priced ahead of Illinois' $4.5 billion sale slated for Wednesday.

Municipal bonds were mixed at midday as several large deals hit the screens on Tuesday.

Action revs up on Tuesday in the municipal bond market as several large deals get set to hit the screens while traders eye yields ahead of the big Illinois sale on Wednesday.

Municipal bonds held in to finish little changed on Monday as the market eyed this week’s new issue calendar, topped up by the return of Illinois with a multi-billion dollar bond offering.

Municipal bonds were steady at mid-session as the market eyes a chunky new issue calendar, topped up by the return of Illinois with a multi-billion dollar bond offering on Wednesday.

Municipal bond market participants are returning to work on Monday looking at another chunky new issue calendar, topped by the return of Illinois with a multi-billion dollar bond offering that aims to pay off some of the state’s overdue bills.

Fitch and Kroll both raised Wisconsin's rating to AA-plus.

Bank of America Merrill Lynch held its No. 1 ranking among municipal underwriters as the biggest firms battled for deals in a shrinking market for new issuance.