Municipal bond funds

A “sensibly priced” deal from a New York issuer was snapped up by buyers on Thursday as municipals weakened slightly in secondary trading.

As Pennsylvania gets set to sell $1.39 billion of tobacco bonds next week, Invesco released a report on the sector that offers several reasons why investors should be holding tobacco bonds.

Muni volume in the last week of January is forecast to match that of the first three weeks combined, satisfying pent-up investor demand.

Municipal bond prices remain under pressure at midday as U.S. Treasury yields hit three-year highs and the market looks to next week's $7.17 billion slate.

Munis came under pressure as Treasuries weakened on concern over a possible government shutdown and traders looked ahead to a return to normal in deal volume next week.

Loop Capital also priced refunding bonds for Cook County, Ill., in the negotiated market.

The New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority sold a $478.18 million competitive deal to Bank of America Merrill Lynch as bond yields moved higher on Thursday.

The municipal bond market on Thursday will see the last of this week’s deals hit the screens as muni yields remain range-bound.

Tax-exempt issuance again dominates the calendar, after a week of mostly taxable deals .

The municipal bond market will see $3.35 billion of new deals hit the screens next in a holiday-shortened week. Ipreo estimates weekly volume at $3.35 billion, up from $3.12 billion this week.