Primary bond market

Large new issues from California, New York utilities and airport deals were repriced to lower yields and remained the focus for the municipal market, again ignoring a swing by U.S. Treasuries.

Market participants welcomed the municipal-related provisions in the reconciliation bill but are hesitant to start making bets on its passage.

The university heads into the market this week with a mix of tax-exempt, taxable, new money sustainability and refunding bonds

A larger new-issue calendar greets investors with a lot of cash on hand and strategists expect municipal yields to rise as the calendar builds.

Refinitiv Lipper reported $1.1 billion of inflows into municipal bond mutual funds, with high-yield falling to $144 million. Even with the lower reported inflows, funds still raked in record billions so far in 2021.

The state prices $2.1 billion for institutions on Tuesday, also the date of the statewide vote on whether to recall Gov. Gavin Newsom.

The Federal Reserve said Wednesday in its Beige Book report that U.S. economic growth slipped to a more moderate pace between early July and the end of August.

Altru's deal drew a downgrade from Fitch Ratings and a raised outlook from Moody's Investors Service.

The deal enhances the data, analytics and execution services the firms provide for municipal bonds and other fixed income securities, they said.

The taxable deal from Georgia's largest not-for-profit health system offers investors three index-eligible bullet maturities in 10, 20 and 30 years.