Secondary bond market

A sluggish and somewhat skittish tone kicked off the post-July 4th trading on Thursday.

Muni finished stronger Tuesday in an abbreviated trading session. Markets are closed Wednesday and trading will resume on Thursday.

Municipals were stronger as bond market participants were winding up their activity ahead of the early close.

Three rulings by the U.S. Supreme Court this term will have a lasting impact on the finances of many municipal bond issuers, Fiera Capital says.

Some Puerto Rico issues were trading lower on Monday after a federal watchdog approved a revised budget for the commonwealth over the weekend.

The municipal market will see only $74 million of deals in a holiday-shortened week, raising demand for supply the week after.

After a bumpy but overall successful launch of markup disclosure, the muni industry looks ahead to regulatory scrutiny and finding ways to use the new data.

Ipreo estimates weekly bond volume at $73.8 million, consisting only of competitive sales and no negotiated deals.

Municipal market activity remained quiet Thursday afternoon wrapping up a week in which investors snapped up some large new issues.

Deutsche Bank Securities and Central States Capital Markets agreed to settle with FINRA for a combined $80,000.

New York paper continued to be in high demand in front of the July 1 redemption date, according to a market source.

Municipal bonds were stronger on Wednesday as bond buyers saw big deals come from New York and California issuers.

Municipal bonds were stronger Wednesday as bond deals from New York and California were coming to market.

Municipal bonds were little changed Tuesday as a continuation of the June-July reinvestment season made for brisk demand.

Municipal bonds were little changed Tuesday as traders saw big note and bond deals hit the market, led by issuers in California and New York.

Municipal bonds were little changed on Monday as supply concerns prompted Bank of America Merrill Lynch to cut its 2018 forecast to $365 billion of issuance.

Bank of America Merrill Lynch has revised its forecast for yearly municipal bond volume down to $365 billion.

Muni analysts doubt that either major-party candidate for governor has the solutions to Illinois' many fiscal problems.

Municipal buyers expect the city of Los Angeles to hit the market running as it plans to competitively sell almost $1.9 billion of notes and bonds.

Municipal buyers will see a $5.3 billion new issue calendar next week, with the biggest deals coming out of Los Angeles.