MuniNet Guide’s Municipal Bond Calendar – A List of Scheduled and Recent New Issues in the Bond Market for the week of February 18, 2019

MuniNet Guide’s municipal bond calendar (see below) provides the latest issues of municipal bonds, courtesy of Mesirow Financial. Municipal Bonds are a form of debt issued by state and local governments  to finance various purposes.

Quick Hits – Week of  2/18/2019 (see calendar below)

• The Mesirow Financial calendar dips to $2.8 billion due to President’s Day holiday.
• The largest scheduled new issue is for the State of Louisiana with a $309 million sale of tax-exempt GO bonds.

State, county and local general governments can issue bonds, as can special districts like transit authorities and school districts. They are traditionally associated with funding infrastructure projects like bridges and waterworks with heavy upfront costs. Bonds can also be issued to raise capital to pay off old debt that was issued at a higher interest rate, similar to how households may refinance their mortgage in a time of low rates. New issue muni-bonds are those bonds that are being currently brought for initial offering to the market.

Whatever the purposes, purchases of municipal bonds are often available to the public and information is publicly listed. Our municipal bond calendar provides a listing of new issues scheduled for the current week, and any others within the past 30 days.

The new issue slate is designed to provide the scheduled sale date, the amount expected to be offered, whether the issue is competitive or negotiated, and its tax-exempt status. You can sort each column to help you find a specific issue more quickly.   For negotiated issues, the expected date applies to the entire week.   The dollar amount and terms of the sale are subject to change due to market conditions and reception for the particular bond issue.

MuniNet adds value to our calendar listing by allowing you to click on the state in which the issuing entity exists, providing you with a state demographics page. Clicking on select large issues takes you to that entity’s website or its MuniNet demographics page if it is a state, county, or city. Our state pages also include links the official government website.

Find out more information regarding municipal bonds and coverage of recent events in the muni bond market, including our featured municipal bond and daily municipal bond yields by visiting our Municipal Bonds page. Begin searching new issue muni bonds below.   Investors should review the official statement of the issuer prior to purchasing municipal bonds.

MuniNetguide’s listing of new issues or links to the website of the borrower do not imply a recommendation of the new issue nor should it be assumed that the information is sufficient to make a fully informed investment decision.

Bonds listed in order of most forward looking expected sales date first.