Primary bond market

New York and Massachusetts issuers lead the day's big deals as new supply surged into the market.

Municipal bonds started off the week stronger ahead of $7.8 billion of new supply.

The bonds are secured by the power sales contract between American Municipal Power and 22 participants.

Municipal bonds were stronger at mid-session ahead of this week’s chunky new issue supply slate.

The municipal market and its investors are awaiting the $7.8 billion of new issuance with open arms, as the year starts with a week that's bigger than the five-day average was in 2018.

The holidays are over and the muni bond market gets set to go back to work.

So-called prearranged trading has the potential to do harm to the muni market and land broker-dealer firms in trouble, according to new MSRB draft guidance.

Municipals were slightly weaker Friday in sympathy with Treasuries following a robust jobs report.

The weekly average yield to maturity of The Bond Buyer Municipal Bond Index, which is based on 40 long-term bond prices, was down to 4.07% from 4.09% the week before.

Investor worries about volatility in the stock market helped keep alive the muni rally on Thursday.

As equities traded lower, municipal bonds rallied along with Treasuries on Thursday.

Analysts say lessons from the events of 2018 can forecast what lies ahead in 2019.

Municipal bonds were mostly stronger along with Treasuries amid stock market gyrations.

Wells Fargo promoted Charles Peck to head of public finance, almost a month after firing Stratford Shields from the post.

Municipal issuance fell by 24% to $338 billion for 2018 as changes in U.S. tax law crushed the market.

Municipal bonds were stronger as markets closed early ahead of the New Year’s holiday.

The municipal market got stronger once again, beefing up with the end of the year right around the corner.

As the muni market continues to end the year on a strong note, market participants were wondering about what to watch out for in 2019.

In the week ended Dec. 27, the weekly average yield to maturity of the Bond Buyer Municipal Bond Index, which is based on 40 long-term bond prices, fell to 4.09% from 4.13% last week.

The municipal market extended its December rally in light secondary trading. No new deals came to market.