Primary bond market

The commonwealth also intends to offer $765 million of GO bonds and $160 million of Clean Water Trust bonds.

Municipal bond buyers saw some new offerings come to market on Tuesday, led by a Denver city and county deal.

As the dust settles on the SEC's 15c2-12 announcement, questions loom about how difficult it will be to implement.

Municipal bonds were firm and little changed on Tuesday as new issue supply started to price.

Trading was muted after last week’s bounty of bond sales, as the market looked ahead to this week’s larger deals, including a $920 million Illinois financing.

A typical quiet summer Monday unfolded, with trading activity muted as the market reflected on last week’s bountiful volume and looked ahead with anticipation to some this week’s larger deals, including the $920 million Illinois financing, muni traders said.

The final rules will focus on debt obligations on a similar level as bonds, an effort to respond to comments that the first proposal was too broad.

The Lone Star state grabs the spotlight this week as Texas prepares to sell $7.2 billion of top-rated tax and revenue anticipation notes on Wednesday.

Municipal bond volume is running 18.1% lower than last year’s historic level, in line with analyst expectations given the enormous impact the new tax legislation has had on the market.

Texas headlines the week's slate as it prepares for a mammoth note sale while Massachusetts prepares large short-term sales of its own.

The document details a $1.2 billion structural imbalance in the state budget labeled as “balanced” by Democrats and Republicans alike,

Texas will take center stage next week with its mammoth note sale.

In the week ended August 16, the weekly average yield to maturity of the Bond Buyer Municipal Bond Index dipped to 4.02% from 4.03% the previous week. The BB40 Index is based on the price of 40 long-term bonds.

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority, and Connecticut capped a busy week in the muni market.

Municipal bond buyers saw the last of the week’s big deals come to market.

The municipal bond market saw another big wave of supply sweep in on Wednesday, led by issuers in Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Hawaii and New York.

The Salvation Army Central Territory bonds carry double-A ratings.

The city will sell them this year if Rahm Emanuel's administration decides to move forward.

The supply keeps coming for municipal bond buyers, with a slew of new deals pricing in the primary.

Action was brisk in the municipal bond market on Tuesday as several big deals were priced in the primary.