Primary bond market

Municipal bonds were steady at mid-session, according to traders, who will be looking ahead to the week’s hefty new issue slate.

Municipal bond traders on Monday will be looking ahead to the week’s hefty new issue slate as bond yields look likely to continue their downward descent.

While some firms in the municipal bond industry are merging, contracting or just plain closing, Tribal Capital Markets is doing exactly the opposite – it’s expanding into new spaces and hiring talented muni professionals with the backing of the Morongo Band of Mission Indians.

Chicago launches website financial portal to broaden investor and public outreach.

The municipal market figures to get back to a more normal issuance level this week, giving participants an array of choices.

Municipal bonds remained stronger at mid-session along with U.S. Treasuries after the release of a mixed employment report for May.

Municipal bonds turned stronger with U.S. Treasuries on a mixed employment report for May.

Municipal bond traders will be looking at next week’s new issue calendar as they ponder the ramifications from Friday’s employment report for May.

The weekly average yield to maturity of The Bond Buyer Municipal Bond Index, which is based on 40 long-term bond prices fell four basis points to 4.07% from the previous week's 4.11%.

Top-rated municipal bonds ended mixed on Thursday as the last of the week’s bigger sales hit the screens.

Moody's Investors Service has lowered the rating on the State of Illinois' general obligation (GO) bonds to Baa3 from Baa2, amid a prolonged political impasse that has prevented progress on a growing pension deficit and an increasing backlog of unpaid bills

A California company will use private activity bonds to spin rice straw into a construction product.

Top-rated municipal bonds were mixed at midday as the market was seeing the last of the week’s bigger sales hit the screens.

The municipal bond market is in store for more volume as the last of the week’s bigger sales are set to hit the screens on Thursday.

The Ridgefield School District has taken another step toward building its first new school in 40-plus years.

Cork popping has given way to elbow grease as Academy School District 20 broke ground Tuesday on a $21 million elementary school where Research Parkway dead-ends at Wolf Valley Drive.

Municipal bonds finished stronger on Wednesday as the bulk of the week’s new issue supply swept into the market.

Municipal bond volume dropped for a fourth straight month in May, falling 19.8% from a year earlier as new money deals failed to take up the slack from a plunge in refundings.

Municipal bonds were stronger at mid-session as the first of the week’s new issue supply swept into the market.

Municipal bond traders are anxiously waiting the week’s first wave of issuance.