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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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 -
A flurry of mid-sized deals priced, as the muni market firmed ahead of what should be the busiest day of the week.
November 28 -
Wednesday’s municipal market was firm and over $1.3 billion bid lists were circulating, according to a New York trader.
November 28 -
Deals for retail and institutions priced into a stronger market, paving the way for bigger issuance as the week progresses.
November 27 -
Back from the holiday break, the muni market and its investors are ready and waiting for what should be a busy week, with big, well-known names coming to market with sizable issues.
November 26 -
After a week that offered under $1 billion of deals, the market will look ahead to almost $6 billion of supply.
November 21 -
Even as stocks turned higher on Wednesday, municipal bonds remained stronger before the Thanksgiving holiday.
November 21 -
As stocks continued to plunge, municipal bonds remained stronger along with Treasurys.
November 20 -
Sycamore Advisors taps muni veterans Dominick Setari and Chris Valentino to help build its Northeast muni business.
November 15 -
The municipal bond market saw several large deals hit the screens on Wednesday, led by issuers in Michigan and South Carolina.
November 14 -
Suggestive of possible near-term growth in issuance, municipal CUSIP requests rebounded in October.
November 13
