Primary bond market

Retail investors have felt confident in the muni bond space for most of 2019.

While municipal bond volume looks to end the year on a surprisingly high note, muni bond yields unexpectedly hit record lows twice in 2019.

Gary Hall of Siebert Williams Shank talks with Chip Barnett about the recent merger which created the largest minority- and women-owned investment bank in the U.S. He looks back at his time at the MSRB and looks ahead to what the market may see in 2020.

Munis finished above $400 billion for the fourth time since 2010 and the third time in the past four years.

Although there will be no more new issuance in 2019, municipal bond investors can get plenty of returns as seasonal trends should provide opportunities from now through January.

The deal for the Houston-area beltway builder is expected to come in three large tranches early next year.

With issuance for 2019 done, investors and money managers look forward to a new year — there is optimism that drivers of muni performance will carry over.

The Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board will require more data starting Nov. 30, 2020.

The House of Representatives' vote to impeach a president for only the third time ever had 'zero' impact on the municipal market, while stocks soared.

The Dormitory Authority of the State of New York priced its $3.39 billion of bonds, most likely the last billion-plus sale of 2019.

The primary municipal market saw fresh paper greeted by bond-craving investors who are looking to put money to work before a new decade dawns.

CFO Dave Massaron said the city is mindful of a potential downturn as it navigates its fiscal recovery from bankruptcy.

As there are just eight full work days remaining in the year, muni market leaders believe that 2020 will look a lot like 2019 — high volume, increasing taxable issuance and strong demand.

The Illinois Toll Highway Authority’s $698 million refunding eliminates its synthetically fixed debt in favor of fixed-rate paper.

Issuance drops ahead of the holidays; taxables maintain their presence.

Citi sees volume growing in 2020 to $440 billion with $95 billion of taxables on tap for next year.

Ann Arbor Public Schools, which recently won $1 billion of new money authorization, will price $55 million of taxable bonds.

The New Jersey Economic Development Authority will sell the debt to fund 600 buses and 17 trains.

Damian Smith, Chief Diversity Officer at Societe Generale, talks with Chip Barnett about diversity and inclusion in the financial marketplace. He discusses social and cultural change and the added value of having diverse viewpoints in the workplace.

Muni yields rose as more bonds hit the marketplace in the last big supply rush of the week.