Securitization

Lynn Martin, President and COO of ICE Data Services, talks with Chip Barnett about ICE's acquisitions and expansion, and discusses transparency and liquidity in the municipal bond market and the firm's introduction of a real-time AAA muni curve.

NYC to continue Wells' muni underwriting ban as Fed's Powell opines on the firm's woes.

Deals from Atlanta, Massachusetts, Ohio and Miami-Dade County led Tuesday's primary activity.

Massachusetts taxable deal hits $858 million.

The last full trading week ahead of the Labor Day holiday will see a variety of credits come to market.

Houston issued bonds in the negotiated sector, while Long Beach competitively sold two issues.

The municipal team at PIMCO see several areas of opportunity for muni investors in the second half of 2019.

After a wild and crazy week that saw the yield curve invert for the first time in 12 years, recession talk, and record lows for muni yields — there was a much calmer tone on Friday.

The municipal bond market took a breather on Thursday as the last of the week’s larger deals came and went.

Municipal bonds continued their rally on Wednesday, and pushed tax-free yields to their lowest levels ever.

Deals from Texas and Virginia led the slate of new issues that hit the market on Tuesday.

MarketAxess Holdings will buy LiquidityEdge for $150 million.

Nuveen and AllianceBernstein say Warlander Asset Management may be using the lawsuit to generate an "enormous profit" from credit default swaps.

Issuers and buyers will both be watching the direction bond yields take this week.

After effortlessly taking down $13.2 billion of bonds this past week, muni buyers will see another above-average issuance week with $7.6B.

The market picked up right where it left off on Wednesday — with unwavering demand from investors.

The bond market had no problems whatsoever digesting the primary and in the process saw yields drop down ever lower, getting ever closer to all-time lows.

The municipal bond market started to see supply come in, as a bunch of deals priced both on the negotiated and competitive sides. Today’s issuance was an appetizer for Wednesday, the main course that looks like it will be the busiest day of the year.

Municipal bond investors are eagerly awaiting the biggest supply week of the year, as strong technicals will continue for the foreseeable future.

The wait is over. After seven months without seeing one week of double digit issuance, municipal bond investors will finally get a supply surge.