Primary bond market

The municipal bond market is seeing more new issue supply hit the screens on Wednesday, topped by some large deals out of New Jersey, California and Massachusetts.

The Puerto Rico Oversight Board is seeking to start debt talks on April 13.

Top-rated municipal bonds finished stronger on Tuesday, according to traders, who saw the first of the week’s new issuance hit the market.

Indiana may soon take fiscal control of Gary Community School Corp. and Muncie Community Schools. Gary wants the help. Muncie Schools opposes it.

Top-rated municipal bonds were stronger at mid-session, according to traders, who were seeing the first of the week's new issuance hit the market.

Top-shelf municipal bonds were slightly stronger on Tuesday morning, as yields were lower by as many as two basis points according to traders, as they await the first new issuance of the week.

Market participants are increasingly contemplating the impact of Illinois potentially losing its investment-grade ratings.

The New York City Transitional Finance Authority is planning to $1.1 billion of future tax secured subordinate bonds next week, the TFA announced on Monday.

Top-rated municipal bonds finished stronger on Monday, according to traders, with a heftier new issue slate on tap for the week. The calendar is composed of mostly negotiated deals, with no competitive sales over $100 million.

Top-rated municipal bonds were stronger at mid-session, according to traders, who were set to see a heftier new issue slate on tap.

Municipal bond traders are set to see a heftier new issue slate on tap for the week ahead. The calendar is composed of mostly negotiated deals with no competitive sales over $100 million slated for the week.

After a slow week in the primary that featured little action and few well-known names, the market is expected to get a jolt of chunky issuance from big names from the states of New York and California.

In the latest installment of Muni Minute – The Bond Buyer's 60-second video series that examines a top municipal market story that will have an impact in the coming week – we look at the National Association of Municipal Advisors annual conference in New Orleans, where where its members will hear from industry participants on topics such as bank loans, credit rating agencies, disclosure, and public private partnerships as well as current and ongoing regulatory initiatives like Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board rules and findings from two years of examinations of muni advisors.

In the latest installment of Muni Minute — The Bond Buyer's 60-second video series that examines a top municipal market story that will impact the coming week — we take a look at the debate in the New Jersey legislature over whether to implement a gas tax hike to pay for the state's Transportation Trust Fund before the program expires on June 30.

In the latest installment of Muni Minute – The Bond Buyer's 60-second video series that examines a top municipal market story that will impact the coming week – we look at how the San Diego County Water Authority is reaping the benefits from the nation’s largest seawater desalination plant and is expected to hit market with a triple-A rating for the first time ever.

In the latest installment of Muni Minute – The Bond Buyer's 60-second video series that examines a top municipal market story that will impact the coming week – we take a look at the biggest bond deal of the week – an almost $1 billion competitive sale from the state of Pennsylvania. It's the first big deal from the Keystone State since last year's budget crises – and it's coming ahead of a possible new one.