Municipal bond funds

After a busy week filled with many new deals, the municipal bond market is looking ahead to the Thanksgiving week’s calendar, which is headlined by the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s $2 billion green bond offering.

The Chicago Board of Education lowered borrowing costs as it returned to the market on Thursday, selling $1.03 billion of general obligation bonds.

The Chicago Board of Education made a second run at the primary market on Thursday as it returned to offer $1.03 billion of general obligation bonds to muni buyers.

The Chicago Board of Education makes a second run at the primary market on Thursday as it returns to offer $857 million of general obligation bonds to muni buyers.

Municipal bonds were markedly weaker at midday as market participants remain fixated on the newly released Senate tax reform proposal and how it compares with the House version.

The last of the week’s big municipal bond deals came to market on Thursday – both from California issuers – as municipals finished weaker in secondary trading.

The last of the week’s big municipal bond deals came to market on Thursday as municipals wavered in mid-session trade.

Top-shelf municipal bonds were stronger on Friday around midday, as market participants were still going over the details of the GOP tax reform bill.

The municipal bond market is still chewing over the details of the GOP tax reform bill, and considering its implications.

Municipal bonds ended unchanged on Friday as the market geared up for a more manageable new issue calendar, led by Montgomery Co., Md., and the Virginia Small Business Financing Authority.

Municipal bonds were unchanged at mid-session, according to traders, who are looking ahead to the next week's $6.7 billion new issue slate, which will be headlined by big offerings from Virginia and Maryland Issuers.

Municipals bonds are little changed in early activity as the market eyes next week’s new issue calendar, which is topped by big offerings from Virginia and Maryland Issuers.

Municipal bonds finished weaker on Thursday as issuers from Maryland and California sold over $1 billion of bonds by competitive bid.

Municipal bonds were unchanged at mid-session as issuers from Maryland and California were selling over $1.1 billion of bonds by competitive bid.

The municipal bond market on Thursday is eyeing yields as the last of the week’s larger deals are slated to sell, with two big competitive offerings on tap.

The primary muni market is set another busy week with $10 billion in new paper, as one deal from Illinois accounts almost half of the negotiated calendar.

Municipal bonds were weaker at mid-session, according to traders, who are looking ahead to the next week's $10 billion new issue slate, which will be dominated by Illinois's $4.5 billion general obligation bond offering.

Municipals are little changed in early activity as the market gets ready to take on the biggest deal of the year — next week’s $4.5 billion Illinois general obligation bond offering.

Municipals finished mixed in secondary trading on Thursday as a spate of transportation deals hit traders' screens.

Municipals were mixed in secondary trading at midday as the primary saw several big transportation deals hit the screens.