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For the first half of 2022, total issuance sits at $201.556 billion, down 14.5% from $235.836 billion in 2021. Taxables are down 46.8% to $31.024 billion from $58.338 billion.
June 30 -
More firms are revising issuance projections downward due to lower refunding and taxable volumes. Many participants say it is unlikely the market will hit issuance records reached in 2021 and 2020.
June 10 -
Total May volume was $31.167 billion in 750 deals versus $35.358 billion in 1,295 issues a year earlier. In a continuing trend, new-money issuance was up 14.2% in May year-over-year.
May 31 -
Green bond issuance may offer no pricing benefit to issuers, but observers have noticed that the process of issuing a green bond often leads to an expanded investor base.
March 4 -
Education and utilities were the municipal sectors that shrank the most.
February 22 -
Issuance of ESG bonds is projected to grow 23% this year, while the entire market only expands by 2%, S&P Global Ratings analysts said.
February 16 -
Total November volume was up 58.3% to $33.818 billion versus $21.359 billion a year earlier, but the figure is average over a 10-year period. A combination of factors from policy uncertainty in Washington to fears of rising rates led to the increase.
November 30 -
A majority of firms anticipate less volume in 2022 than the record hit in 2020, but how policies from Washington and the path of overall economic activity in a still-recovering global economy with COVID overhang make predicting volume more difficult.
November 29 -
September issuance was down more than 32% from the same month in 2020; total issuance so far this year is at $346.48 billion, down 2.4% compared to last year.
September 30