Primary bond market

Triple-A benchmarks saw one basis point cuts in spots inside 10 years while the five-year U.S. Treasury hit a high of 1.154%.

Several Midwest-based not-for-profit health systems are set to borrow for new or acquired facilities and to refund debt with green bonds and taxables in the mix.

Developers of a $240 million hotel at the U.S. Air Force Academy Visitors Center in Colorado Springs are appealing to investors with an appetite for risk.

Friday’s data suggested inflation remains a problem, as the voices calling for Federal Reserve action increase.

Payments under the opioid settlement are too short-lived to securitize and local government participation remains unclear.

New York’s Hudson Yards development on Manhattan’s West Side was able to cover its debt service obligations despite the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Municipals have mostly held steady as bid-wanteds have risen, but so have yields and ratios, making for a more satisfactory range for investors getting into the market at these new higher levels.

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot's finance team laid out plans to tap more than half of $9 billion of existing and proposed borrowing authority through 2022 to refinance debt for savings and fund infrastructure and pandemic recovery efforts.

With interest rates on the rise, and mom and pop retail expected to become more relevant, there may be an opportunity for issuers to save money in a part of the curve that has been ignored for too long.

Another round of inflows was reported from the Investment Company Institute — the 31st consecutive week — but they came in at $308 million for the week ending Oct. 6, the lowest since outflows in March.

Volatility in the U.S. Treasury market continues to pull on municipal bond valuations, despite little trading volume.

Municipals outperformed the move in taxables Friday but weakness hangs over the market as fund flows lessen and supply increases. Taxable munis may be keeping exempt rates from moving higher.

For 31 consecutive weeks investors put cash into municipal bond mutual funds but saw just $36.87 million of inflows in the latest reporting period while high-yield funds saw $460 million of outflows after $103 million of outflows a week prior.

ICI reported $704 million of inflows, a $1.1 billion drop from the week prior, bringing the total to $76 billion year to date.

The lion's share of the deal is taxable, with a $20 million tax-exempt new money series; proceeds from the taxables will refund outstanding debt.

The increase in yields and spread widening across municipal sectors has given some pause to high-yield investors after months of stagnation.

A nonprofit that funds charter schools for low-income students is set to price a $233.5 million of revenue bonds Wednesday.

Smaller issuers like rural hospitals and charities are often blocked from issuing bank-qualified debt under current rules, which would change under a reconciliation bill provision.

Challenges abound in meeting the needs of both investors and issuers in incorporating environmental, social and governance factors into the municipal market. Jasper Cox, Fixed Income Analyst at the PRI, Principles for Responsible Investment, gives insights into how the market can adapt. Lynne Funk hosts. (23 minutes)

A law protecting the firearms industry from "discrimination" has made the top underwriters hesitant to do bond business in the state.