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"I think ESG is here to stay in our market. I think it's a natural fit with the types of infrastructure that our market finances," said MSRB CEO Mark Kim.
February 9 -
"January issuance is at a multi-year low, with large declines in both taxable and tax-exempt issuance," said Matt Fabian, a partner at Municipal Market Analytics.
January 31 -
The muni market saw $384.086 billion of debt sold in 2022, nearly $100 billion less than $483.234 billion in 2021.
December 30 -
Projections for total bond volume in 2023 are at a high of $500 billion and a low of $302 billion, continuing 2022's lackluster growth.
December 12 -
Investors will be greeted Monday with a new-issue calendar estimated at $3.214 billion, the majority of which is a nearly $1.9 billion private activity P3 bond deal from Pennsylvania.
December 9 -
Total November volume stood at $19.712 billion, the lightest of any month year-to-date, in 527 versus $37.073 billion in 1,055 issues a year earlier, according to Refinitiv data.
November 30 -
The Bloomberg Municipal Index is at positive 4.06% as of Friday. Bloomberg indices show high-yield returning 4.17%, taxable munis returning 4.38% in November while the Impact Index is at positive 4.66%.
November 28 -
With the Federal Open Market Committee meeting this week and the next week shortened by the bond market observance of Veterans Day, CreditSights strategists said "investors should be prepared for two weeks of subdued new issuance."
October 31 -
Total October volume was $24.951 billion in 510 deals versus $41.811 billion in 1,068 issues a year earlier, according to Refinitiv data.
October 31 -
While October is typically a busy issuance month, 2022 is not shaping up to be as more issuers are sidelined by volatility. The primary market will see another light calendar in the holiday-shortened week.
October 7