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Households Trim Their Muni Debt, But Still Own $1.75 Trillion in Q3
Tuesday, December 11, 2012
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Upholding a recent downward trend that began in early 2011, the household sector continued to pare its holdings of municipal debt in the third quarter, declining by $65.9 billion, or 3.6%, to $1.75 trillion, one of its lowest levels of ownership since 2008, according to new data released last week...

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Before the financial crisis of 2008-09, it would have been significant news if yields on municipal bonds had exceeded those on Treasury securities at any maturity, and that occurrence likely would have attracted a variety of investors seeking to take advantage of the relative-value opportunity.

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