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 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 -
Municipal bonds were stronger at mid-session as buyers await this week’s new issue supply.
November 13 -
Continued selling would put more pressure on an already burdened secondary market.
November 8 -
Muni activity is being tempered by this week’s election focus, market sources said.
November 6 -
A lack of depth in the market is partly to blame for low trading activity, according to one manager.
November 5 -
The muni market was weaker again Friday, as yields followed Treasurys higher after government data showed strong job growth.
November 2 -
Adverse market conditions delayed the $1.3 billion deal from Chicago’s Sales Tax Securitization Corp.
October 31 -
The busiest day of the week, and a good test for the market, lies ahead.
October 30 -
The muni market starting saw a steady stream of issuance of Tuesday, preceding a big wave of deals that are expected on Wednesday.
October 30 -
Nineteen deals on the schedule are $100 million or larger, including the $1.3 billion Chicago securitization transaction.
October 29 -
The municipal bond market is gearing up for what should be a busy week, with a bunch of good sized deals and one mega deal.
October 29
