Primary bond market

IHS Markit's agreement to buy Ipreo from Goldman Sachs and Blackstone private-equity funds is a milestone in the technological evolution of the municipal bond and fixed income markets.

The municipal bond market is seeing a second wave of new issue supply hit the screens on Tuesday, led by deals from California and West Virginia issuers.

Material improvements in spending flexibility led Fitch to give Alabama’s most populous county a two-notch upgrade.

Municipal bond buyers are getting what they need this week — more supply.

Rising short-term rates and a lower corporate tax rate have already pushed some municipal issuers out of bank loans and back into the traditional muni space, analysts said.

Coming off the primary market's most robust week of issuance this year, investors will see more than $6 billion hit the calendars this week – with almost a third of that issuance coming from one well-known California issuer.

Action in the municipal bond market got underway on Monday as two big deals hit the screens in early activity.

In the first tranche of its $800 million sale, West Virginia says residents will get an opportunity to invest in the state.

Municipal volume will sink to $6.36 billion, with the California issuer responsible for a third of the week’s paper.

The district priced debt Thursday at narrower spreads than it faced in a November sale.

Municipal bond volume slips back down to a more average level next week, after the market saw the biggest slate of the year hit the screens this week.

The weekly average yield to maturity of The Bond Buyer Municipal Bond Index, which is based on 40 long-term bond prices nudged up to 4.00% from 3.99% the week before.

The Chicago Board of Education more than doubled the size of its general obligation deal to take advantage of demand.

The majority of the week’s big deals have priced over the past few days and are now receiving much attention from retail buyers.

Demand in the primary stems from a combination of market technicals and the arrival of reinvestment season.

Racine County's short-term rating from Moody's dropped to MIG2 at it returns to the market for another note deal.

The municipal bond market welcomed Pennsylvania’s big competitive sale and the Grand Parkway negotiated deal from Texas on Wednesday.

As a wave of new municipal bond deals swept into the market, munis weakened in secondary action.

The district is promoting structural protections and fiscal gains as it prepares to go to market with a $260 million refunding.

The commonwealth expects to come to market Wednesday with a competitive issuance.