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 bond market and its participants are ready for what they are hoping is a busier and better week than the last.
January 14 -
After a lackluster week, the muni market is hoping to get back on track.
January 11 -
Municipals were mostly stronger Friday ahead of next week’s $6.4 billion new issue calendar.
January 11 -
Bond buyers gave the $1.65 billion San Francisco airport deal a mixed reception on Thursday as municipal bonds were mostly stronger.
January 10 -
New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority was able to increase the size of its deal by half.
January 9 -
Strategists sang the praises of munis Tuesday as New York and Massachusetts led a pack of new issues into the market.
January 8 -
The holidays are over and the muni bond market gets set to go back to work.
January 4 -
Municipals were slightly weaker Friday in sympathy with Treasuries following a robust jobs report.
January 4 -
Investor worries about volatility in the stock market helped keep alive the muni rally on Thursday.
January 3 -
Analysts say lessons from the events of 2018 can forecast what lies ahead in 2019.
January 2 -
Market participants will focus on reading the tea leaves of the Fed statement Wednesday.
December 17 -
Municipals look somewhat less attractive following last week’s rally, but should maintain a firm tone through year-end, an analyst said.
December 12 -
Strategists adjust their municipal holdings on signs the worst may be over after a difficult 2018.
December 12 -
The market absorbed a surge in bond issuance, led by the Dormitory Authority of the State of New York and the Illinois Toll Highway Authority.
December 11 -
Municipal bonds rallied Thursday as yields fell as much as six basis points in spots.
December 6 -
Municipal bond traders returned to work on Thursday as the market took up where it left off on Tuesday — with munis and Treasuries rallying.
December 6 -
Municipal bonds were stronger with Treasurys as the Chicago O’Hare airport deal came to market as Detroit sold GOs.
December 4 -
Municipal bonds finished mostly stronger Monday. The market will be closed Wednesday in honor of former President George H.W. Bush.
December 3 -
Municipal bonds were stronger at midday, as traders get set to see about $9 billion of new issues come to market this week.
December 3 -
The municipal market saw the last significant issuance come and go swiftly, closing out the week on a high note.
November 29
