Primary bond market

The municipal market completed a few competitive deals and one notable negotiated sale on Tuesday, while awaiting the conclusion of the Federal Open Market Committee meeting.

The municipal market and its participants got a few competitive deals, but the two-day Federal Open Market Committee meeting looms large.

This week's miniature muni slate of under $3 billion means deals should have little trouble attracting investors.

The flagship University of Illinois saw A1 and A-minus ratings affirmed ahead of a $145 million deal.

The municipal bond market is facing two big challenges this week -- smaller-than-average supply and a monetary policy meeting of the Federal Reserve.

After back to back weeks of decent issuance, the primary muni market will get with a reality check of weekly issuance below $3 billion, thanks mostly to continued tax reform fallout.

Supply plunges for the upcoming week, with Ipreo estimating volume at only at $2.9 billion, down from this week’s revised total of $5.0 billion, according to updated data from Thomson Reuters.

A spate of deals priced, as investors put more money into long-term municipal bond funds.

More supply hit the municipal bond market on Thursday as JPMorgan Securities won a sale from a rarely seen New York issuer and Morgan Stanley priced a big Florida deal.

New York City Transitional Finance Authority was able to cut yields amid healthy demand for its $1 billion bond sale Wednesday, as a drop in CUSIP requests signaled the supply drought may continue.

Jefferies priced the New York City Transitional Finance Authority’s $1 billion of building aid revenue bonds and competitively sold $75 million of taxables.

Two New York issuers dominated the municipal bond market on Tuesday, bringing over $2 billion of new supply.

Two New York issuers are making their presence felt on Tuesday as they hit the market with over $2 billion in municipal bonds.

It will tap the municipal bond market for the first time in nearly six years this week.

Retail buyers got first dibs on New York City Transitional Finance Authority’s $1 billion of building aid revenue bonds

The New York City Transitional Finance Authority offered $1 billion of its building aid revenue bonds to retail buyers on Monday.

The New York City Transitional Finance Authority heads to market this week with over $1 billion of building aid revenue bonds that will be used to fund education capital projects and refund outstanding bonds.

The state government is issuing $132.5 million of certificates of participation for upgrades at the venue of the 111-year-old National Western Stock Show

Coming off the biggest volume week of the year, another steady batch of issuance awaits muni traders.

A fourth-quarter surge in municipal bond issuance spurred by tax reform led to the largest market in years.