Primary bond market

Municipal bond buyers will see several big deals head their way this week. Taking the top spot is a $654 million deal from the Regents of the University of California to be priced by UBS while Citi is set to price the Lower Colorado River Authority's $370 million offering.

For the ninth week in a row, cash rushed into municipal bond funds. Analysts explain why.

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 4.04% the week before.

There are some caveats attached to this traditional axiom on time of the season.

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Municipal bond buyers grabbed general obligation bonds from California and New York City on Thursday.

The municipal market had offerings for both retail and institutional investors, as new paper starting flowing into a supply-starved market.

The municipal market is prepping to see $5.84 billion of new bonds, including the biggest deal of the year.

FA Jeff Larson said the $2.7 billion in nonrated bonds are expected to price in late March.

With plans to grow and improve more than 5,400 miles of electrical transmission lines, the Lower Colorado River Authority will issue $369.7 million of revenue bonds.

The West and East Coasts will battle it out for the top municipal deal of the week — with California coming with a $2.3 billion GO deal and NYC coming with almost $990 million of bonds.

Weekly bond volume is estimated at $5.84 billion, consisting of of $4.58 billion of negotiated deals and $1.27 billion of competitive sales.

In the week ended Feb. 28, the weekly average yield to maturity of the Bond Buyer Municipal Bond Index, which is based on 40 long-term bond prices, fell to 4.04% from 4.06% last week.

Muni buyers scrambled to snatch up the last of this week’s new issues on Thursday.

Municipal bond issuance jumped 29.2% in February, and may climb further as the initial effects of the 2017 tax act fade.

BofA and JPMorgan won Baltimore County, Md.'s $490 million competitive bond sales.

New York City and Los Angeles issuers came to market on Wednesday.

Municipal bond buyers were rewarded with much-awaited supply, as deals from New York City and Intel hit the market.

Ohio and Nevada issuers came to market with a water deals as municipal bonds showed off their strength.

Municipals were stronger as issues in Ohio and Nevada came to market