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The short-end of the municipal bond market is rich relative to U.S. Treasury and corporate bonds, says J.R. Rieger. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article describes the condition of the corporate bond market in the U.S. in 2018. It indicates the consequences of investing in corporate bonds in the aging business cycle. Investors are warned about the surge in so-called leveraged loans. Also discussed is the impact of an interest rate increase and corporate leverage on the corporate bond market.

The article informs that banking industry regulators in the U.S. are open to revising the rule to add investment-grade municipal bonds as high quality liquid assets (HQLAs), following an appeal for the same from U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer, but the analysts suggested that the bond market should prepare for changes in how the municipal market will get liquidity via banks in the long-term. It also informs that corporate bonds and U.S. treasury bonds are also included in the rule's HQLA list.

Several charts are presented showing the market performance of bonds in the U.S. as of November 2, 2015, including high-yield bonds, corporate bonds and the J.P. Morgan Overseas Government Bond index.

Several charts are presented that list bond market indexes in the U.S. for the week ending June 19, 2015 including the weekly bond statistics, high-yield bonds, and corporate bonds.

This section presents charts that offer U.S. bond market information as of April 27, 2015 including high-yield bonds, best grade bonds, and corporate bonds.

Several tables are presented that list the performance of the U.S. bond markets as of January 26, 2015, including high-yield bonds, corporate bonds, and the JP Morgan Oversease Government Bond Index.

Top-quality municipal bonds were unchanged at mid-session, traders said, as more supply hit the market, topped by the institutional pricings of the Connecticut and San Jose deals. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Municipal bond traders are set to see more supply hit the market on Tuesday, topped by the institutional pricings of the Connecticut and San Jose deals. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article mentions views of Mohamed El-Erian, chief economic adviser at Allianz, on the impact to U.S. President Donald Trump on the economy of the U.S. Topics discussed include appropriate appointments in the economic domain by Trump; Trump's policies on deregulation, infrastructure spending, and tax reform; and growth in financial markets and bond market in the U.S.

While munis turned in a mostly solid performance on Monday, a Charles Schwab & Co. report said they are less likely to outperform Treasurys in the second half. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article offers the author's insights on the transformation in the U.S. bond market driven by artificial intelligence (AI). Topics discussed include the impact of AI on bond trading desks, the use of IA such as robots in the banking industry, and the possible role of AI on facilitating the trading across fixed-income market segments.

The muni market would fare better in the Senate Republicans' tax reform proposal, which would preserve private activity bonds and enhance them through the repeal of the alternative minimum tax. However, advance refundings and the SALT deduction would be terminated, a "one-two punch" for state and local governments. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The San Francisco-based broker-dealer, which launched its trading platform in May, expanded its West Coast presence. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Pricing wires for negotiated bond offerings [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The advantages of the private partnership structure in today's municipal market. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Top-quality municipal bonds were weaker at mid-session, traders said, as market participants prepared for the start of the week's new issuance. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Municipal bond market participants are ready for the start of the week's new issuance, with the lion's share of new supply slated to hit the screens on Tuesday. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

EAX Trading pulled the plug last week on a two-year effort to launch a municipal bond electronic trading platform aimed at the secondary market. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Rating agencies are continuing to treat municipal issuers unfairly even though federal law required that practice to stop, former California Treasurer Bill Lockyer said. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Municipal bond defaults, which increased to record levels last year as Detroit's bankruptcy boosted the total, may remain elevated this year. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Municipals delivered solid performance overall thanks to the strength of the long duration and high-yield segments. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

When markets are so opaque that trading occurs only in a small fraction of outstanding issues, transactional and risk clarity has to be restored, a market advisor writes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article focuses on a report from the bond credit rating firm Moody's Investors Service released in September 2014 that showed that exclusion of municipal securities from high-quality liquid assets (HQLAs) may negatively affect credit ratings in the municipal bond market. It also informs that the municipal bond (MB) market reduced in 2014 while U.S. bank holdings of MBs in 2014 rose to 425 billion U.S. dollars, as per the Flow of Funds data of the U.S. Federal Reserve Board.