Municipal bond funds

Ipreo forecasts weekly bond volume will surge to $7.2 billion from a revised total of $3.8 billion this week.

The N.Y. Metropolitan Transportation Authority sold over $1 billion of securities Thursday as munis ended stronger.

The New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority sold over $1 billion of securities Thursday.

Another week of sub-average issuance lies ahead for the muni market.

The municipal bond market will feel like it’s still on vacation next week as supply hovers around holiday week type levels.

Municipal bonds finished mostly stronger on Thursday as deals from issuers in Connecticut and New Jersey dominated action.

Municipal bonds were mostly stronger as action in the primary slowed.

A trader said lack of follow-through on long new issues continued to plague the market as the weekly calendar shrank to $5B of issuance.

The municipal bond market is prepping for around $5 billion of new issuance in the upcoming holiday-shortened week.

After a lackluster week, the muni market is hoping to get back on track.

Municipals were mostly stronger Friday ahead of next week’s $6.4 billion new issue calendar.

Bond buyers gave the $1.65 billion San Francisco airport deal a mixed reception on Thursday as municipal bonds were mostly stronger.

The holidays are over and the muni bond market gets set to go back to work.

Municipals were slightly weaker Friday in sympathy with Treasuries following a robust jobs report.

Investor worries about volatility in the stock market helped keep alive the muni rally on Thursday.

The municipal market got stronger once again, beefing up with the end of the year right around the corner.

As the muni market continues to end the year on a strong note, market participants were wondering about what to watch out for in 2019.

While stocks are suffering still and there is a chance of a government shutdown, municipals strengthen yet again to close out the second to last week of the year.

The holiday season kicks off for the municipal bond market as new issue supply slows to a crawl while the year winds down.

As the end of the year approaches, new issue supply slows down.