Securitization

The Federal Open Market Committee is meeting this week and the muni market is looking for rate cut signals.

Another big week lies in store for the municipal bond market, with a variety of big name issuers ready to sell bonds.

Moody's is bullish on the state's budget and capital bills, less so on gambling expansion and recreational marijuana

The supply-demand imbalance, a long-term volume horoscope and valuing climate change were among the topics debated at The Bond Buyer's Midwest Conference.

Price guidance was issued on the Fla. DFA's $950M deal for Virgin Trains, which is expected to price on Thursday.

The first of the week’s new-issue slate sold on Tuesday, led by deals from issuers in California, New York and Ohio.

But size isn't everything as the value of the municipal bond market increased.

Rating criteria changes and a ruling in the Puerto Rico III case have undermined some investors' and analysts' confidence in revenue pledges.

Investors will see nearly $10 billion of weekly bond volume in a calendar composed of $6.4 billion of negotiated deals and $3.4 billion of competitive sales.

Municipal market participants are looking forward to seeing even more supply next week.

To avoid a fuel tax increase, settlement funds the state received to compensate for the 2010 Gulf oil rig explosion will back transportation projects.

BofA Securities priced the county’s $700 million of tax and revenue anticipation notes.

Led by sales in the airport, housing and healthcare sectors, the municipal bond market got some much-needed supply.

New revenue and fewer one-shot revenue solutions make the fiscal 2020 budget more acceptable to analysts, but dark long-term clouds remain.

Municipal bond buyers are prepared Monday to see almost $7 billion of volume head their way this week.

Weekly bond volume is forecast to hit $6.99 billion in a calendar composed of $4.36 billion of negotiated deals and $2.63 billion of competitive sales.

The New York MTA is set to issue $50 million of variable rate revenue bonds on Clarity Bidrate Alternative Trading System, highlighting the uptick in usage of variable rate debt.

A large industrial revenue bond issue closed out the primary in a holiday-shortened week for the municipal bond market.

Demand for tax-exempt income overwhelmed the usual selling in the secondary market during tax season.

Munis are termed rich, but taxables still shine.