Secondary bond market

Municipal bond market participants will be waiting for the Fed's decision on rates and the look ahead.

A Chicago-area ice rink facility built with $20 million of bonds is being sold for $10 million.

The calendar leaves much to be desired for investors, as the week only brings $2.4 billion of new deals.

Munis have been grooving along but next week will bring tiny issuance, less than $3 billion, along with a Federal Open Market Committee meeting.

Preston Hollow's accusations against Nuveen of bully tactics underscore the cutthroat competition for market share.

A few remaining deals trickled into a stagnant, steady market, as the SALT effects have impacted the seasonality typically associated with tax season.

Municipal bonds held firm Wednesday as deals swarmed into the market from issuers in Virginia, New York and Texas.

The Fed is now estimating household ownership of munis at market value instead of book or face value and has restated historical ownership.

The market appeared to move after Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced a rate structure for his graduated state income tax proposal.

Municipal CUSIP requests rose 16.7% in February, signaling possible growth in bond supply.