Secondary bond market

Traders and strategists say the dearth of tax-exempt debt and the surge of taxable issuance is keeping the market steady.

Municipal bonds were little changed as the first half of a tumultuous year comes to a close.

Municipals finished little changed as a deluge of taxable deals get ready to hit the market.

Municipal bonds finished mostly steady on Friday ahead of a $7.2 billion holiday week new issue calendar.

As some states see new coronavirus lockdowns, municipals maintain stalwart position.

Cooper Howard, director of fixed income strategy at the Schwab Center for Financial Research, talks about the bifurcation in the market and what investors should look at during the rest of the year.

Municipal bond funds and ETFs saw combined inflows of $2.942 billion in the week ended June 17, ICI said.

Municipals finished little changed on Tuesday in light trading activity with the summer seeming to settle in.

Bond analyst Joseph Krist examines the types of debt most vulnerable to the coronavirus hit. He also discusses the Federal Reserve's Municipal Lending Facility. Recorded June 10. Paul Burton hosts.

Despite this week’s smaller calendar, the recent surge of bond deals could make June the most active month of 2020.