Primary bond 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.

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.

Anu Rames of BNP Paribas Asset Management talks with Chip Barnett about “digital inequality" and the financing mechanisms available to investors to help close this "have and have not" gap in a post-pandemic world. (14 minutes)

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.

A judge ruled Monday that the facts of the case supported a finding the defendants broke the law.

Alan Rubin, co-head of Blank Rome's severe weather emergency recovery team, examines how states and cities can better prepare for catastrophes. Northeast Regional Editor Paul Burton hosts. Recorded Aug. 12. (16 minutes)

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.