Secondary bond market

The number of trades decreased about 16% to 2.01 million from the same quarter in 2018.

A powerful equity market whacked Treasuries and munis followed suit and as much as a 7 bp correction ensued.

Investors downed a deluge of munis in what so far is living up to the billing of the busiest week of the year.

Municipals weakened along with Treasuries as stocks surged amid good earnings reports and economic data.

The junk-rated school district revised its fiscal 2020 budget to reflect the contract that ended a teachers' strike, but long-term questions remain.

Market attention turns to the taxable sector as some the week’s biggest deals are set to hit the screens.

After seeing a whopping $52 billion of new issuance in October, the new paper will continue to flood the market during the busiest week of the year.

With another fed funds rate cut in the books, munis saw a big drop in yields to close out the week and the month.

As is the case with the muni market, corporates remain strong. Owning higher-quality has been a theme. Our guest Matt Brill, head of U.S. investment grade credit at Invesco, warns that: "winter is coming" and to prepare while times are good. John Hallacy hosts.

Trade and geopolitical disruption will likely consume much of the policy narrative the rest of this week.

Tuesday saw bond sales come and go, the day before the Fed is expected to cut interest rates.

The deal led a rare burst of issuance for a Monday, with the start of the Federal Open Market Committee meeting set for Tuesday.

With interest rates likely to fall lower after Fed policy makers meet, already favorable market conditions for municipal issuers will get even better.

The issuance keeps pouring into the municipal market as muni fundamentals and interest rates drive demand.

Lori Lightfoot would close an $838 million gap with a mix of permanent and one-time maneuvers including new taxes, spending cuts and debt restructuring.

The new wave of bond issuance continued unabated as more sales priced on Wednesday.

llinois paper is looking more attractive when held up to Chicago city and Chicago Public Schools bonds, Citi analysts write.

Massachusetts also came to market with a $1.4 billion sale of revenue anticipation notes in three offerings.

There's something for everyone on this week's primary calendar.

Although the supply/demand ratio is still lopsided, the recent surge had made things a little more balanced.