Primary bond market

The region's bond issuers sold $55.4 billion of municipal debt during the first half of 2020, a 21.1% increase from the same period in 2019.

Municipals were steady to weaker, with yields up by as much as three basis points on the long end Thursday.

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The muni market steadied Wednesday as a strong dose of supply hit the screens.

Municipals were slightly weaker on Tuesday as investors take stock of inventories and exceedingly low yields for a market that might be ripe for a correction.

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Its $125 million taxable social bond follows a $1 billion Ford Foundation deal as part of a multi-foundation pledge in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Municipal investors are somewhat tepid on current low rates Monday ahead of the week's $`11.5 billion of new supply.

Municipals continued to correct, with yields on the AAA scales rising by as much as three basis points as signs point to investor pullback from current low yields.

The authority's issue will also provide new money to help finance renovations at the state's historic capitol building in Lansing.

Municipals were steady on Thursday a day after turning weaker for the first time in almost two months. Refinitiv Lipper reported $2.3 billion of inflows.

Municipal yields rose as much as four basis points on Wednesday, while new issues played the field.

Municipal bonds were steady to weaker as billions of dollars in new deals hit the screens Tuesday.

The $141 million deal from Equitable School Revolving Fund and being run by RBC Capital Markets consists of national charter school revolving loan fund revenue bonds.

The total number of COVID-19 disclosures reported to EMMA for the week ending Aug. 9 was about 700, down from nearly 1,000 the previous week.

Now investors have hit the reset button on municipal credit expectations and the corresponding return in demand has been quite strong.

The competitive sale is scheduled for Aug. 19 with Stifel Nicolaus as financial advisor.

Municipals rallied Friday, with yields dropping by as much as one basis point on the long end.

Newly hired Long Island Power Authority CFO Tamela Monroe has arrived during a busy period for the public utility as it plans aggressive infrastructure goals while grappling with financial challenges posed by coronavirus.