Primary bond market

In his "fearless forecast," Dan Berger of TM3/MMD Refinitiv calls for volume to increase 15% in 2019. He also focuses on the shutdown, natural hazards, and risk on/off as headline risks that must be heeded. Chip Barnett and John Hallacy host.

The municipal bond market will see a plethora of deals hit screens for both institutions and retail, as sellers look for a change in buyer psychology from last week.

The municipal bond market and its participants are ready for what they are hoping is a busier and better week than the last.

Illinois and Chicago will be this week's headliners as the state comes under new leadership while the city sells the biggest municipal bond deal of the week — a $551 million offering from the Sales Tax Securitization Corp.

After a lackluster week, the muni market is hoping to get back on track.

Municipals were mostly stronger Friday ahead of next week’s $6.4 billion new issue calendar.

In the week ended Jan. 10, the weekly average yield to maturity of the Bond Buyer Municipal Bond Index, which is based on 40 long-term bond prices, inched up to 4.08% from 4.07% last week.

Bond buyers gave the $1.65 billion San Francisco airport deal a mixed reception on Thursday as municipal bonds were mostly stronger.

The $551 million issue wraps up a nearly $3 billion program; $7.7 billion of proposed pension obligation bonds rely on similar structure

The muni market was steady, as traders waited for the last of this week’s deals to come rolling in, including the biggest deal of the week.

The government shutdown limits the SEC's ability to answer issuers' questions on continuing disclosure requirements that take effect Feb. 27.

Peter DeGroot of JPMorgan takes a deep dive into what's in store for the municipal market in 2019. He's forecasting $375 billion of supply as SMAs take on a greater role in the market. He looks at primary versus secondary pricing and revenue bonds versus GOs. John Hallacy is host.

New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority was able to increase the size of its deal by half.

Transportation deals from New Jersey and Florida along with sales from Trinity Health and Indiana drew market attention Wednesday.

Proceeds from the bulk of the bond sales will be used to reimburse the hospital for various capital projects.

San Francisco International Airport's bond sale helps fund $7.4 billion capital program.

Strategists sang the praises of munis Tuesday as New York and Massachusetts led a pack of new issues into the market.

S&P Global Ratings cut Coralville to speculative grade citing the added debt burden and financing risks.

The state will issue revenue bonds backed by tax and fee revenues collected from casinos in the state.

Investors, bond lawyers, and other market participants are grappling with how to approach the issue of climate change.