Christine Albano is a reporter in the Investor’s & Investing beat, which she has covered for the past two decades. She has a wide range of buy side sources in the municipal market and has covered trends affecting retail investors, institutions, municipal mutual funds, tax-exempt money market funds, and the high-yield beat. She has also written about some of the industry’s biggest issues, such as historic defaults in Orange County, Calif., Puerto Rico, and Jefferson County, Ala., as well as the collapse of the variable-rate demand market. In addition, she reported on the subsequent 2008 financial crisis, and the death of municipal bond pioneer Jim Lebenthal. She provided next day coverage of the impact on the municipal bond market of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, and recently interviewed The Vanguard Group Inc. founder, former chief executive officer, and investment guru John C. Bogle about the best investing advice for the municipal market.
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A heavier calendar still will not fulfill the $20 billion-plus of December redemptions. Muni/UST 10-year ratios fell to 74% as the UST 10-year came closer to 1.00%.
December 4 -
Until supply increases, year-end demand has munis outperforming. ICI reports another multi-billion week of inflows.
December 2 -
Munis are likely to lag Treasuries in some fashion once year-end empathy settles in mid-month and ratios become a factor.
December 1 -
After volume in November came in around $19 billion, the lowest since 1999, investors look to December.
November 30 -
The Investment Company Institute reported municipal bond funds saw $2.675 billion of inflows in the latest reporting week.
November 25 -
Joseph P. Rogers, Jr. “Buck", 84, a U.S. Navy veteran, retired bond lawyer at Hawkins, Delafield & Wood LLP, and innovator in the public finance industry, died on Oct. 23 of a recurrence of Lymphoma.
November 23 -
Municipals continue to rally as market participants get ready to head into a quiet holiday week.
November 20 -
A supply/demand imbalance allowed New Jersey and Massachusetts to reprice to lower yields while the beleaguered New York MTA will head back to the Fed for liquidity.
November 18 -
Municipals firmed Friday, with yields falling by as much as two basis points, as coronavirus threats grow and a flight-to-safety resumes.
November 13 -
Municipal bonds strengthened Thursday as yields fell by as much as four basis points on AAA curves but coronavirus vaccine rally in stocks slowed and UST, munis regained ground.
November 12 -
Light primary easily absorbed while secondary trading showed a steadier market as it closes for Veterans Day. Massachusetts announces $1.4 billion of GOs for next week.
November 10 -
Municipal yields rose as much as five basis points on the long end, but the losses were not as pronounced as UST. Light dealer inventories and scarce secondary trading let munis outperform Treasuries.
November 9 -
As the week drew to a close, municipal bond market participants looked ahead to a smaller-than-usual supply slate dominated by revenue bond deals.
November 6 -
Top-rated muni yields fell by as much as 10 basis points on the AAA curves on Wednesday the largest move better for the market since late April, early May. ICI reported $1.2B of muni bond fund inflows.
November 4 -
The only major deal slated on the calendar, the Maine Turnpike Authority, came to market on Tuesday.
November 3 -
Municipals were weaker in the 10-year range by as much as one basis point on Monday as all eyes fixate on election results.
November 2 -
New Jersey said it expects to issue up to $4.5 billion of tax-exempt and taxable bonds the week of Nov. 18 under the COVID-19 Emergency Bond Act.
October 29 -
Taxables march on while ICI reports billions of inflows and secondary trading shows long-end strength.
October 28 -
Municipal bonds were steady to stronger on Tuesday. Taxable issuance continues its record growth, putting overall issuance on pace to be the largest year on record.
October 27 -
Municipals were in a holding pattern ahead of this week's $15.8 billion new-issue slate as issuers pour debt into the market and investors remain cautious ahead of election results.
October 26
