Primary bond market

Investors are ready and waiting for another deal-driven week with an estimated $11.8 billion.

Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District will sell $323 million of new money and refunding bonds as it prepares to ask voters for $500 million in new authority.

The supply surge trend continues as the municipal bond market will see almost $12 billion of new deals hit the screens this week.

The action in the municipal market won't slow down yet, as bond hungry money managers will get a third week in a row of issuance greater than $11 billion.

The city is issuing its very first green bond deal and the first ever airport green bond deal.

Municipals spent Thursday following the rally in Treasuries, with new issues dominating the focus.

Next week's $500 million taxable revenue bond deal is backed by a 1% surcharge on annual incomes higher than $1 million.

David Hammer, vice president and head of municipal bond portfolio management at PIMCO, discusses munis' historic year in terms of performance and inflows and breaks down what makes muni so attractive. This podcast, recorded in September, is hosted by Aaron Weitzman.

The municipal market was hit with a ton and a half of new issuance with bond hungry investors waiting with open arms and cash in hand.

The state sells $268 million of GOs competitively this week while officials weigh refunding opportunities.

The week’s new issuance got off to a slow start on Tuesday, but the Street is flush with cash and ready to pounce as the bigger deals price on Wednesday and Thursday.

The Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission takes bids Wednesday on its first new money deal in nine years.

In observance of Veterans Day, the bond markets were closed on Monday.

The changes will slim down underwriters' disclosures to issuers, which many believed had become too lengthy and wordy to be useful.

Taxables remain in focus this week with deals out of Texas and Wisconsin. California comes with $682M of exempts competitively.

S&P Global Ratings elevated Nevada's rating to AA-plus, two days after a Moody's upgrade.

A day after a big correction, the White House sent mixed signals on Friday setting up a possible flight-to-quality for munis next week.

A powerful equity market whacked Treasuries and munis followed suit and as much as a 7 bp correction ensued.

Kenneth Potts, senior vice president and portfolio manager at Fiera Capital, checks in on the state of the municipal bond market. He talks about the effect of the SALT deduction on high-tax states and supply and demand factors in this podcast recorded in September. Chip Barnett hosts.

Illinois’ competitive $750 million general obligation issue proved an easy sell with tight cover bids.