Primary bond market

After lawmakers reversed course on a plan to lower income taxes while taxing grocery-store food, triple-A Utah will sell $450 million of GO bonds.

After a 117% increase in taxable bond issuance in January, the trend continues.

Municipal bond buyers will see a $7 billion new-issue calendar ahead.

Thanks to the taxable tear, the municipal market saw the third highest volume for the month of January in the past 10 years.

It was a record day in the market in a couple of different ways, as yields descended further to new record lows on both the 10- and 30-year and the market saw the lowest yield ever for a century bond.

Daryl Clements, portfolio manager at AllianceBernstein, breaks down what trends from 2019 will carry into 2020 and those that might emerge in the new year. Hosted by Aaron Weitzman.

Despite tax-exempts being expensive, strong technicals are likely to extend into February.

Wells Fargo will be joint senior manager on a $1.4 billion deal, its first negotiated California deal since State Treasurer Fiona Ma lifted a ban.

Debate over taxables, climate, ESG, possible infrastructure bill hang over 2020.

While issuance is seen rising, not all analysts think it's a smart move to do taxable refundings.

The muni market strengthened, following treasuries, as yields continued to drop.

With demand at an all-time high and record inflows that is continuing to come into the market, one would think there would be more issuance.

The New York City Housing Development Corp. plans to issue $375 million of housing impact bonds, a new category of sustainable development bonds.

A mixture of taxable and tax-exempt deals priced into a market flush with cash. Muni yields continued to descend, as they moved three basis points lower today.

Large taxable deals fare well while gilt-edged Delaware yields track in line with AAA benchmarks in competitive deal.

The high-demand market environment boosted Philadelphia’s first general obligation bond deal of 2020.

After returning north of 7% in 2019, the municipal bond asset class continues to see strong returns so far in 2020.

The top municipal bond counsel saw $265.58 billion of business in the first three quarters of 2019, up from $237.49 billion a year earlier. Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP once again found itself on top with Hawkins Delafield and Wood gaining some ground.

The two active municipal bond insurers insured $5 billion more in 2019 than they did in 2018 thanks to a surge of issuance in the fourth quarter. Assured Guaranty and Build America Mutual combined for $23.92 billion of insured volume spanning 1,724 transactions and 5.67% penetration rate in 2019. That is up from $18.92 billion in 1,249 deals and 5.58% insured rate in 2018.

The municipal bond market will see a several large hospital corporate CUSIP taxable deals priced this week. Partners HealthCare Mass General, Cottage Health and Hartford HealthCare top a $7 billion calendar. Just what the doctor ordered for supply-starved buyers.