Primary bond market

Refinitiv Lipper reported $139.364 million of muni fund inflows, the 17th week in a row of positive results, but the lowest gain since July.

Nick Bucklin, vice president and portfolio manager at Franklin Templeton, talks with Chip Barnett about ESG investing and why municipal green bonds are an important component of an investor’s portfolio. (19 minutes)

The Florida State Board of Administration Finance Corp. deal was upsized by $1 billion on a day that gave muni buyers a wide variety of paper to choose from.

September got off to a good start as buyers had their pick of a variety of new issues, which priced into a stable market environment.

Price guidance was issued on California's $2.4 billion GO deal as the State of New York Mortgage Agency got ready for its first social bond issue as the ESG muni market expands.

The refinancings will ease near-term debt service pressures as pledged tax revenue tumbles and convention center business remains halted with uncertain near-term prospects.

In taking advantage of historically low taxable municipal bond rates, Florida's deal should be attractive for yield-starved investors, state official says.

Municipals were weaker on Friday, with yields on the long end finishing out the day up one basis point. Since Aug. 12, when the muni market correction began and yields moved off record low levels, the yield on 10-year muni has risen by 23 basis points while the 30-year yield is up 29 basis points, according to Refinitiv MMD.

The New York City suburb achieved record low interest rates for a more than $40 million bond transaction following a credit upgrade that reflected its recent fiscal discipline.

More supply sold Thursday as the Chicago Transit Authority, the Austin ISD, Texas and Kern HSD, Calif., all came to market.

Ashton Goodfield, head of municipal bonds at DWS Group, talks with Chip Barnett about how the municipal bond market has been coping with the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and what's in store for the rest of the year. (22 minutes)

Munis continued to weaken with yields on the AAA scales rising by as much as three basis points.

Municipals turned weaker on the long end Tuesday as NYC's tax-exempt GOs were priced for retail investors.

Kevin McClure, an associate professor of higher education at UNC Wilmington, discusses how college residence hall projects funded through public-private partnerships face significant headwinds stemming from enrollment challenges caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Andrew Coen hosts. (23 min)

The CTA heads into the market with an amended budget and warnings about the coronavirus pandemic's impact on its budget without a new infusion of federal aid.

Municipal bonds ended unchanged on Monday ahead of this week $8 billion of new issuance.

This week's $800 million deal is the first of $3.5 billion to be sold by the end of 2023 allowing Michigan to beef up its road and bridge infrastructure.

The elite university is selling $300 million of taxable debt this week.

Municipals were little changed on Friday after a market moved that took long yields up by as much as 15 basis points since mid-month.

The $1.13 billion competitive deal obtained Georgia's lowest combined interest rate ever, state officials said.