Primary bond market

The top municipal issuers easily surpassed their issuance totals from 2018 year, with $400.51 billion in 10,582 transactions in 2019 compared to $320.35 billion in 8,549 deals the year before. California regained control of the throne after coming in third in 2018.

The top muni underwriters accounted for $406.51 billion in 10,582 transactions in 2019 compared to $320.35 billion in 8,549 deals in 2018. There was only one change in the top five year-over-year but spots six through 10 saw three changes. Barclays and Stifel both had big improvements in the rankings, while Raymond James dropped the most.

Four large competitive deals stole the show on Tuesday, including New Jersey's first general obligation sale in a little more than three years.

Two rating agencies lowered their outlook for University Hospitals to stable from positive.

Chicago is coming to market next week with its $1.3 billion debt refinancing.

Laura Lightbody and Colin Foard of Pew Charitable Trusts discuss how states and cities can fund resilience measures. Paul Burton hosts.

The municipal bond market started off the week adopting a cautious tone, eyeing issuance and world events.

New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority tops the calendar in the first full week of 2020 with about $2.5 billion of bonds and notes.

Municipal bond buyers have plenty of cash in hand and will have various options as to where to put that money to work.

Analysts expect Tuesday's $325 million competitive pricing will garner strong demand from investors seeking higher yields.

The Lincoln-Way high school district won a Moody's upgrade to Baa2 ahead of a $23 million refinancing deal.

Municipals look to be well positioned entering 2020 against a strong backdrop of market technicals and stable credit outlook.

Looking back on the last decade makes one realize that we have come a long way.

The municipal bond market eclipsed the $400 billion mark for the fourth time since 2010, thanks to taxable trend that led to a vault in fourth quarter volume.

The muni market finished out the last day of 2019 on a quiet note, with no deals priced and yields ending little changed.

While there are no major municipal bond sales slated for this week, next week is a different matter.

Illinois residents will experience stop-and-go deja vu next year, with many construction projects continuing from years past.

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.