Primary bond market

Municipal supply will slip in the holiday-shortened trading week, but that doesn't mean there won't be things to watch for in the market.

In the week ended April 11, the weekly average yield to maturity of the Bond Buyer Municipal Bond Index, which is based on 40 long-term bond prices, was unchanged from 3.88% the previous week.

All eyes were on the enormous California offering. PREPA bonds have risen this month as investors anticipate a deal to restructure its debt is gaining support.

Peter Block addresses the latest trends, developments, and expectations for the municipal market in 2019 and beyond in The Bond Buyer’s latest podcast with the managing director of credit and strategy at Ramirez & Co. John Hallacy and Christine Albano host.

Retail investors got first shot at California’s $2 billion GO deal Wednesday.

Underwriters circulated a premarketing wire on California’s $2 billion GOs as the NYC water authority deal came to market.

Ramirez & Co. makes additions in big markets of Texas and New York.

New York City’s water authority kicked off the week by offering bonds to individual investors on Monday.

Refundings of recession-era stimulus bonds are driving California's robust sales volume.

The standalone grant anticipation revenue vehicle bond deal is the first of several tranches the state will issue over the next few years.

The Golden State keeps its issuance streak alive as it get set to sell $2.1 billion of general obligation bonds later this week. This deal is primarily a refunding — a result of bonds sold in 2009 under the Stimulus Act hitting their 10-year call date.

With plenty of cash looking to go to work, investors are not loving the calendar or what small allocations they will be allotted as we draw near the end of tax season.

The weekly average yield to maturity of The Bond Buyer Municipal Bond Index, which is based on 40 long-term bond prices, nudged up to 3.88% from 3.87% the week before.

Municipals were firm on Thursday as the last of the week’s deals hit the market

The Illinois Finance Authority says one green investor snapped up a piece of deal during retail order period.

Analyst Tom Kozlik interprets the results behind his fifth annual survey of muni bond professionals. Paul Burton hosts from Berwyn, Pa.

Municipal underwriters jockey for position as business increased 21.9% from the first quarter of last year.

Twenty-three members of Congress are urging the Oversight Board to pull back the bonds' underwriting and other fees.

Focus remained on the municipal primary as more supply swept into the market on Wednesday.

The Florida Development Finance Corp.’s $1.75 billion bonds for the Virgin Trains USA passenger rail project found $4B of suitors.