Gavin Murphy
Editor in Chief
Gavin Murphy is editor in chief at the Bond Buyer newspaper based in New York City. There he works with a team of journalists who cover the municipal bond market and trends in public finance. Murphy is a graduate of Georgia Southern University with a Master of Business Administration (MBA). He is a graduate of the State University of New York at Albany with a B.A. in Rhetoric & Communication and a second field in Journalism.
Recent Stories From this Author
FHA Boost Sought For Hospitals
October 16, 2009 LAS VEGAS — The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development is making a push to expand its presence in the...
Japan Disaster Raises U.S. Nuclear Question
March 14, 2011 While stocks fell and Treasury bonds rallied in response to Japan’s catastrophic earthquake and tsunami, reaction in the...
Lebenthal Hires Matthew Deane as Public Finance Co-Head
April 15, 2011 Lebenthal & Co. has hired Matthew Deane, a banker with more than three decades of experience.
Muni Fund Outflows Fall to Just $95M
May 13, 2011 Municipal bond mutual funds had net outflows of only $95 million in the week ended May 11, according to Lipper FMI.
Part II: And Who Shall Sell Them? Rethinking Industry Business Models in a Supply Drought
July 26, 2011 As the municipal market maintains a pace that could see 2011 generate the lowest new-issue volume in more than a decade, the...
Central Falls Files for Bankruptcy
August 1, 2011 Central Falls., R.I., filed for bankruptcy in federal court on Monday, according to news reports.
U.S. Downgrade Will Have Impact on Munis
August 6, 2011 The downgrade of the U.S. by Standard & Poor's to AA-plus from AAA will reverberate through the municipal bond market.
S&P Rolls Out Muni Downgrades
August 8, 2011 Standard & Poor's on Monday began cutting ratings for municipal bonds directly linked to the U.S. government’s credit...
SIFMA Recommends Bond Trading as Usual
August 28, 2011 The Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association has recommended that bond markets open as usual Monday.
The State of the Market
November 29, 2011 The municipal bond market stabilized in the first half of 2011, moving beyond the financial crisis that had required massive...
