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Top-shelf municipal bonds were steady around lunchtime, as muni traders are seeing a busier than usual Monday with a few deals pricing for retail and for institutional investors.

Tender rates for the Treasury Department's latest 91-day and 182-day discount bills were higher, as the three-months incurred a 1.180% high rate, up from 1.050% the prior week, and the six-months incurred a 1.130% high rate, up from 1.105% the week before.

The Treasury Department said Monday it will sell $45 billion of four-week discount bills Tuesday.

Home resales fell by 1.8% in June to an annual rate of 5.52 million, below expectations for a smaller decrease to a 5.57 million, data released by the National Association of Realtors Monday showed.

Although total weekly volume is expected to be low, municipal bond traders will start the week running, with a few deals expected to price on Monday.

Pricing wires for negotiated bond offerings

U.S. Virgin Islands governor Kenneth Mapp is cutting spending with an eye on moving toward a structurally balanced budget.

Moody's cited a vote to raise employer contribution rates.

Illinois bonds saw a slight price bump in reaction to Moody's confirmation of the state's Baa3 rating.

The authors discussed transparency benefits and public pensions at the Washington event.

The agreement allows owners of two new reactors at Plant Vogtle to take over construction.

The average 7.6% expected investment return for public pension plans is rosier than projections of many investment firms.

The drop in issuance comes despite a decline in yields over the past week that made the market issuer-friendly.

The $4 billion reconstruction of the Delta Air Lines terminal at LaGuardia Airport will be the airline's financial responsibility.

The United States of America is the defendant in a suit filed by investors seeking payment of $3.1 billion in principal and interest in Puerto Rico Employment Retirement System bonds.

Investors, issuers get new benchmarks, analytical tools on EMMA.

Gov. Mark Dayton's legislative veto was overturned by a lower court.

Assured Guaranty and Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP expanded their business even as muni volume shrank amid political uncertainty.

Per-mile road charge for autonomous vehicles seen as easier to implement than a higher gasoline tax.

Moody's Investors Service cited underperforming revenues and low pension funding levels.