Interest rates

The Federal Open Market Committee cut its projection for next year to two rate increases from three.

A lone large deal came into an even stronger municipal bond market, as all eyes are on the Federal Open Market Committee.

A few deals trickled into a stronger market, ahead of Wednesday’s interest rate announcement.

Market participants will focus on reading the tea leaves of the Fed statement Wednesday.

President Trump stepped up his attacks on the Federal Reserve Board and its chairman, Jerome Powell, blaming the central bank for declines in the stock market.

The board stands by its chief economist's conclusions after criticism from the Bond Dealers of America.

The MSRB should tread carefully in basing future research or rulemaking on its July study of secondary market spreads, BDA said.

Indications of a more hawkish sentiment at the Fed may continue to pressure tax-exempt yields higher, particularly on the short end of the curve.

Munis will see more than $5 billion of new supply, with the Federal Open Market Committee set to meet next week and raise interest rates again.

Scarcity mixed with strong demand and Fed announcements on rates and inflation helped munis outperform most fixed-income assets so far this year.

Water, wastewater, and securitization deals, and possibly an O'Hare airport sale, are still to come from Chicago this year.

Rising short-term rates and a lower corporate tax rate have already pushed some municipal issuers out of bank loans and back into the traditional muni space, analysts said.

Susan Courtney of PGIM Fixed Income navigates her muni team toward value in improving market.

The household sector’s direct ownership of outstanding muni debt has dropped by $103 billion year over year -- and by more than $300 billion since 2010.

Bill Gross, the billionaire bond manager with Janus Henderson Group Plc, doesn't expect three or four hikes this year.

Primary and secondary activities were an afterthought Wednesday as the municipal market focused on the interest rate announcement from the Federal Reserve Board.

The municipal market concentrated on a Federal Reserve Board 25 basis-point interest rate hike, while keeping an eye on falling snow.

After back to back weeks of decent issuance, the primary muni market will get with a reality check of weekly issuance below $3 billion, thanks mostly to continued tax reform fallout.

Ronald Schwartz of Seix Investment Advisors resolves to upgrade credit, keep duration neutral to shorter, and remain selective about investments.

The Federal Open Market Committee raised the federal funds target rate 25 basis points to a range of 1.25% to 1.50%, the Fed announced Wednesday.