Primary bond market

Munis finished mixed as California State, Los Angeles Airport and L.A. County Facilities Inc. hit the market.

Maine Gov. Paul LePage angered many muni market participants last month with a last-second cancellation of already-priced bonds, but is that the end of the story?

Kristin Stephens of UBS explores recent trends in the municipal bond world in relation to the impact on the buyer base. Knowing what the concerns are and what structures appeal is also an important aspect of the of the sell side. John Hallacy is the host.

Municipals were mixed at mid-session as the last of the week’s big deals came to market, led by a bond offering out of California and a note sale from Colorado.

Two Dallas-area school districts put their recently approved bonds up for sale to a receptive market.

Requests for municipal bond identifiers rose in June for the fourth month in a row as the Dormitory Authority of New York sold $1.79 billion of bonds to a supply-starved market.

The league tables show a return to normal from the first quarter, when PFM, Citi and JPMorgan all placed lower than usual.

The Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority is expanding its rail and bus services in the Seattle region.

Municipal bonds were stronger at mid-session as a swell of supply swept into the market on Wednesday.

BlackRock says relative valuations and historical seasonal trends suggest favorable conditions for municipals.

Chicago Public Schools has GO, revenue, and refunding bond deals in the works.

Lakeport officials plan to equip city facilities with solar panels.

Municipal bond buyers were seeing the first of the week’s deals come to market as two big competitive issues sold.

While munis turned in a mostly solid performance on Monday, a Charles Schwab & Co. report said they are less likely to outperform Treasurys in the second half.

Munis were firm at mid-session as traders get set to see some much-anticipated supply hit the screens this week.

Gov. Paul LePage and state lawmakers are at odds about how to fund a voter-approved Medicaid expansion that was supposed to take effect on July 2.

Municipal bond activity returns to a near-normal level as a slew of deals heads into the market, led by New York and California issuers.

American Municipal Power is planning a $97 million tax-exempt project revenue bond sale.

Ipreo estimates weekly bond volume at $6.6 billion, consisting of $5.5 billion of negotiated deals and $1.2 billion of competitive sales.

In the week ended July 5, the weekly average yield to maturity of the Bond Buyer Municipal Bond Index dipped to 3.97% from 3.98% the previous week. The BB40 Index is based on the price of 40 long-term bonds.