Primary bond market

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The $850 million sale of special tax obligation bonds drew a record $478 million of retail orders, said state Treasurer Denise Nappier.

The school district says fiscal gains allow it the option of going with a competitive sale on its short-term borrowing.

The staff additions include Bech Bruun, former chairman of the Texas Water Development Board.

Municipals remained stronger as Montgomery County, Maryland, came to market with a triple-A-rated sale.

The Los Angeles airport enterprise received a Moody's ratings boost ahead of plans to price $650 million in subordinate revenue bonds.

Montgomery County, Md., came to market on Wednesday with a triple-A-rated general obligation bond offering.

Volatility in the equity market spurred a flight to quality.

Municipals were stronger at mid-session as new supply started to trickle into the market.

Puerto Rico bonds gained in a mixed muni market as a revised fiscal plan projected a bigger surplus.

Municipal bonds were stronger on Monday ahead of this week’s rather paltry new issue supply calendar.

Weekly bond volume is forecast to fall to $5.9 billion from $10.3 billion in the prior week.

The Hillsborough County Aviation Authority prices a new-money deal Tuesday for Tampa international Airport, boosted by an upgrade from Kroll.

Municipal bond supply plunges to under $6 billion next week after seeing over $10 billion of new issues priced this week.

The last of the large municipal bond deals came to market on Thursday, led by a $1.5 billion healthcare offering from Ohio.

The city is also considering its first general obligation bond issue since 2017.

Things began to quiet down in the municipal bond market on Thursday, as most of the big deals have come and gone for the week.

California competitively sold nearly $900 million of bonds while the Salt Lake City airport deal was priced in the negotiated sector.

Investors saw more volume hit the market on Wednesday as California sold nearly $900 million of municipal bonds.

Bids were plentiful on the competitive deals but spreads were higher in the wake of two downgrades.