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Peter Delahunt, manager of municipal trading at Raymond James, says the market is directed by retail demand, the Fed, tweets, tariff discussions and compliance. Transparency has improved and volume will remain relatively flat except for an acceleration in current refunding activity. John Hallacy hosts.
July 18 -
Municipal bond issuance for the year so far is within a percentage point of volume in the first half of 2018.
June 28 -
Though monthly issuance improved to $27.46 billion, the most this year, it remained 22% below the May 2018 level.
May 31 -
Municipal bond sales sank 28.2% from April 2018 as issuers awaited clarity on federal infrastructure plans.
April 30 -
After two months of gains from 2018 levels, municipal issuance sank 7% from March last year as the loss of advance refundings continues to take a toll.
March 29 -
Municipal bond issuance jumped 29.2% in February, and may climb further as the initial effects of the 2017 tax act fade.
February 28 -
The region's 2018 new money bond sales were up 2% year-over-year, but refundings fell 57%.
February 28 -
The surge in gas deals couldn’t overcome the region’s sharp decline in refundings, which led to an overall 22.6% volume decline.
February 27 -
Refunding volume in the Midwest was down 57% in 2018, while new money deals rose just 1.8%, leaving the region down more than 28%.
February 26 -
The region's municipal bond industry insiders saw a silver lining in a 21% increase for new money volume.
February 25