Primary bond market 2018 in the rearview mirror Published December 17, 2018 9:35 AM | Updated February 4, 2020 2:35 PM 0:59 Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email The municipal bond market winds down the year by seeing only $1 billion of new issues slated to price this week. It’s a far cry from last December, which saw a mad rush to market ahead of the new tax laws.