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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The municipal market had offerings for both retail and institutional investors, as new paper starting flowing into a supply-starved market.
March 5 -
The municipal market is prepping to see $5.84 billion of new bonds, including the biggest deal of the year.
March 4 -
The longtime municipal and fixed income strategist will become municipal bond client sales and product manager at the electronic trading platform.
March 1 -
Weekly bond volume is estimated at $5.84 billion, consisting of of $4.58 billion of negotiated deals and $1.27 billion of competitive sales.
March 1 -
Ms. Funk, the 2019 president of WPF, joins colleagues from all aspects of the public finance industry on the group's executive board.
February 27 -
The demand component of the municipal bond market is continuing to drive firm prices,
February 25 -
Note issuance declined in 2018 as a result of tax reform, rate fears, and ongoing fiscal austerity sparked by state and local revenue growth.
February 25 -
Municipals will join corporates, Treasuries, agencies and certificates of deposit in the suite of products.
February 20 -
Portfolio managers look likely to drive demand for this week’s new issue slate, which totals under $3 billion.
February 19 -
Munis showed strength as traders returned to work on Tuesday after the three-day holiday weekend.
February 19 -
The state of Texas competitively sold bonds while the DASNY deal was priced for retail investors.
February 12 -
A warm reception is likely for the new issue supply that will be coming into the market.
February 8 -
Improved liquidity, spreads, and flows prompt some first-quarter adjustments.
February 5 -
The municipal bond market is in good shape ahead of this week’s $7.2 billion new issue slate.
February 4 -
Municipal primary volume will surge to $7.2 billion in the week of Feb. 4 from a revised total of $3.8 billion the previous week.
February 1 -
The N.Y. Metropolitan Transportation Authority sold over $1 billion of securities Thursday as munis ended stronger.
January 31 -
Panelists at The Bond Buyer's National Outlook Conference said state and local governments are on their own, at least for now, to fund infrastructure.
January 29 -
Municipals finished little changed on Monday in quiet activity.
January 28 -
Topics range from policy changes, regulatory developments, and pensions to interest rates, technology, and market opportunities.
January 24 -
Nearly a year after retiring from public finance, Hamel will share commentary on infrastructure and public policy on MMA's independent platform
January 23
