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With negligible primary volume, meager activity in the secondary and thinned trading desks, the Fourth of July holiday put the municipal market on ice this week. Muni bond indexes mostly fell, reflecting a slight fall in triple-A yields.
July 5
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Bond Dealers of America released a guide Thursday designed to help the group's members comply with recently-approved guidance from the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board regarding what underwriters must disclose to muni bond issuers.
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The holiday week slowed the tax-exempt market down to a crawl, but investors still invested in municipal bond mutual funds. Those funds that report their flows weekly saw $317 million of inflows for the week ended July 4.
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For states planning cash flows over the next two years, passage of the federal Highway Bill creates a positive scenario for grant anticipation revenue vehicles known as Garvees, according to ratings analysts.
July 3
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President Obama will sign the compromise two-year, $105 billion highway bill at a White House ceremony on July 6.
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Table as of: 07/02/2012 13:47 PM Invisible Supply Issuer and purpose Amount
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Budget director Benjamin Barnes, backing a new law that Treasurer Denis Nappier opposes, said enabling a state agency to sell University of Connecticut bonds opens up possibilities for the flagship[ university.
July 3
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Municipal issuers back the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board's proposal to require dealers to discontinue temporarily masking the exact par value of large muni bond trades on EMMA, while dealer and institutional investor groups oppose it.
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Table as of: 06/29/2012 12:52 PM Invisible Supply Issuer and purpose Amount
July 2 -
The University of Arkansas System last week asked for proposals for a design team and construction manager for three athletic facilities that will be financed in part with bond proceeds.
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As many traders and investors take vacations, the municipal market anticipates slight new issuance for the Fourth of July holiday week. The market expects that municipal bonds to be sold this week will total a scant $51.7 million.
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Stockton's filing for bankruptcy protection Thursday has already sparked a war of words between the city and one of its largest creditors.
June 29
