Primary bond market

Municipal bonds were trading mixed at mid-session as issuers in New York and Massachusetts hit the market with several big bond deals.

The utility in Gainesville will use bond proceeds to buy a privately owned plant to exit an above-market power purchase agreement.

The municipal bond market will see large deals from the Northeast on Wednesday as issuers in New York and Massachusetts are set to offer bonds.

Illinois' break in budget gridlock and tax hikes help market digest bonds.

Top-shelf municipal bond yields dropped as many as five basis points, as about half of the week’s issuance is flowed into the primary market.

Municipal market participants have their hands full on Tuesday, as roughly half of the week’s issuance is flowing into the primary market.

Municipal bond buyers will be seeing almost $5 billion of bonds hit the market on Tuesday, led by big sales from California and Illinois.

Municipal bonds finished mixed on Monday as an $850M New York City Transitional Finance Authority deal priced for retail investors.

The primary market is getting something it has been seeking for a while, with $10 billion of new supply on the docket. The New York City Transitional Finance Authority, California and Illinois are set to bring almost half of the week's supply.

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe and Assured Guaranty retained their positions in third-quarter rankings, while Build America Mutual rebounded from a stint on negative credit watch to capture its typical market share.

Municipal bonds were unchanged at mid-session as the big New York City Transitional Finance Authority deal was priced for retail investors.

The municipal bond market will see more volume than it has in a while, as almost $10 billion of new deals are set to hit the screens this week.

The primary muni market is set for nearly $10 billion in weekly volume, as deals from Illinois, New York and California dominate the calendar.

The prairie state plans $6 billion of general obligation borrowing over the next two weeks, offerings expected to lure investors with unusually rich yields for a sovereign state credit.

Top-shelf municipal bonds were stronger at mid-session, according to traders, who are looking ahead to the next week's almost $10 billion new issue slate.

Municipal bond traders on Friday are looking ahead to next week’s new issue slate as yields began the session largely unchanged.

In the week ended Oct. 12, the weekly average yield to maturity of the Bond Buyer Municipal Bond Index slipped to 4.02% from 4.03% the previous week. The BB40 Index is based on the price of 40 long-term bonds.

Top-quality municipal bonds ended stronger on Thursday as more than $3 billion of transportation deals hit the market.

UBS Wealth Management Americas continues to fill out its re-emerging public finance practice, adding three more new-hires in Dallas, Los Angeles and New York.

Top quality municipal bonds were stronger at midday as two big transportation deals hit the market.