Primary bond market

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.

Municipal bonds turned weaker on Tuesday as a wave of deals swept into the market.

Raising its $15 million borrowing cap on local projects would smooth Minneapolis' borrowing process on more expensive projects.

Municipal bonds were mixed on Monday as buyers awaited the almost $10 billion of supply set to hit the market this week.

Municipal bond buyers are eagerly awaiting the biggest new issue calendar of the year, as almost $10 billion of supply is slated to hit the market this week.

Thanks to what one county official termed an "incredible" bond sale, Lee County will pay less interest than expected on a $33 million loan.

This week the municipal bond market is getting what it wants — and what it needs — more supply. Almost $10 billion of new deals are on tap in a calendar that will have something for almost everybody.

The municipal bond market is gearing up for the biggest volume week of the year, with issuers estimated to bring just under $10 billion of new paper.

The bonds will help complete a new hospital wing at Marin General Hospital.

The municipal bond market will see an almost $10 billion new issue calendar next week.

In the week ended May 10, the weekly average yield to maturity of the Bond Buyer Municipal Bond Index dropped to 3.99% from 4.04% the previous week. The BB40 Index is based on the price of 40 long-term bonds.