Muni Minute

  • The Federal Open Market Committee meets this week, and while a rate hike is widely expected, and priced in, the municipal market will look to the Summary of Economic Projections for the future path of rates.

    March 19
    Thumbnail for Video: Future Shock: Will Fed look to more rate hikes?
  • The New York City Transitional Finance Authority heads to market this week with over $1 billion of building aid revenue bonds that will be used to fund education capital projects and refund outstanding bonds.

    March 12
    Thumbnail for Video: Reading, writing & refunding bonds
  • Municipal investors have been supply starved but will get just what the doctor ordered; a nice big dose of supply. The mini surge will feature two billion dollar deals – one of the high grade variety and the other more of a high yield deal. With volatility in the atmosphere and big deals few and far between, investors should jump to grab the paper since who knows when the next big deal is coming.

    March 5
    Thumbnail for Video: Billion dollar deals hope to hook investors
  • The municipal bond market will see $4.8 billion of bonds fly in this week topped by deals from Baltimore County, Alabama Black Belt Gas and the New York State Thruway along with two airports offerings from Houston and Los Angeles.A smorgasbord of bonds is heading our way this week. The new-issue deal calendar stands at $4.8 billion.Baltimore County, Maryland, headlines the slate with four competitive sales of notes and bonds totaling $837 million.Alabama's Black Belt Energy Gas District will sell a $650 million offering.The New York State Thruway Authority will also make a splash with a $600 million deal.And two airport deals -- a $435 million sale from Houston, and a $376 million offering from Los Angeles -- are also making waves.

    February 26
    Thumbnail for Video: Ready for takeoff
  • A parched municipal bond market will get what buyers want: a hefty blast of new supply this week. And it’s coming from two big, market-friendly names – New York City and Los Angeles Schools.

    February 20
    Thumbnail for Video: A thirst-quenching primary
  • The municipal bond market will be combing through President Trump’s $1.5 trillion infrastructure and budget proposal to see what’s in store for the public finance sector.

    February 12
    Thumbnail for Video: Focus on infrastructure
  • Action in the primary muni market has been slow and low in 2018 and yields have spiked recently, with investors increasingly moving to the sidelines to wait for calmer waters. However, some view this as a buying opportunity and are urging others to jump in with them.

    February 5
    Thumbnail for Video: Why investors should dive into munis this week
  • Will President Trump trumpet infrastructure in his State of the Union address? Will there be specifics on a plan? Will the Federal Open Market Committee recommend a rate hike? The market will be watching.

    January 29
    Thumbnail for Video: State of the Union, Fed meeting have center stage
  • State officials cited the need to package its $800 special tax obligation bond sale separately from their general obligation credit.

    January 22
    Thumbnail for Video: Analyzing Connecticut's rating choice of Kroll over Moody's
  • Chicago’s Sales Tax Securitization Corp. returns to the municipal bond market this week, offering high-yielding, high-rated paper to buyers hungry for supply.

    January 16
    Thumbnail for Video: The allure of high-yield, high-grade muni paper