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Assured Guaranty and Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP expanded their business even as muni volume shrank amid political uncertainty.
July 21
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Moody's Investors Service cited underperforming revenues and low pension funding levels.
July 21
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Top shelf municipal bonds were stronger at mid-session, according to traders, who are looking ahead to next week’s smaller-than-average new issue calendar, which Ipreo estimates at $4.24 billion.
July 21
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Municipal bond traders on Friday are already looking ahead to next week’s smaller-than-average new issue calendar, which will be topped by New York City’s big general obligation bond sale.
July 21
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In the week ended July 20, the weekly average yield to maturity of the Bond Buyer Municipal Bond Index fell six basis points to 4.05% from 4.11% the previous week. The BB40 Index is based on the price of 40 long-term bonds.
July 20
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Top-rated municipal bonds ended stronger on Thursday, traders said, as investors snapped up debt from the Tar Heel state.
July 20
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Top-rated municipal bonds were stronger at midday, traders said, as North Carolina competitively sold more than $550 million of bonds.
July 20 -
Bingham's 35-year muni career includes US Bancorp, Société Générale and Wachovia.
July 20
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Municipal bond traders will be seeing the last of this week’s larger deals come to market on Thursday, with North Carolina competitively selling more than $550 million of bonds in a single offering.
July 20 -
Top-quality municipal bonds ended stronger on Wednesday, according to traders, as deals from Virginia and Georgia issuers hit the market.
July 19
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The lockbox provision could allow issuers to borrow at higher ratings, but may punish existing bondholders.
July 19
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Top-quality municipal bonds were stronger at mid-session, as deals from Virginia and Georgia issuers hit the market on Wednesday.
July 19 -
Municipal bond traders will be seeing more deals come their way on Wednesday with competitive sales from a Virginia issuer and a negotiated deal from Georgia.
July 19 -
Top-rated municipal bonds finished stronger on Tuesday as the competitive arena heated up with the Dormitory Authority of the State of New York’s offering of four bond sales totaling almost $1.5 billion.
July 18
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The Chicago-based investment banking firm said Tuesday it will drop its municipal sales, trading, and underwriting business.
July 18
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Top-rated municipal bonds were stronger at mid-session, according to traders, as the competitive arena heated up with the Dormitory Authority of the State of New York’s offering four bond sales totaling almost $1.5 billion while the state of New Mexico brought two sales totaling over $380 million.
July 18 -
Sean Carney, director and head of municipal strategy at BlackRock, talks about municipal issuance in the first half of 2017 and makes some predictions on how the second half of the year will look. He also discusses distressed states — which state could recover first and why and how a downgrade of Illinois would be a big deal for the market. Hosted by Aaron Weitzman in a conversation recorded on June 29.
July 18
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Municipal bond traders are set to see the first of the week’s new issue hit the screens on Tuesday, led by the Dormitory Authority of the State of New York’s four competitive bond sales.
July 18 -
Chicago Transit Authority highlighted the direct flow of federal grants ahead of its refunding deal
July 17
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Municipal bonds finished mixed on Monday, traders said, as they prepared for the week’s $7.66 billion new issue calendar.
July 17
