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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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 -
Municipal bond supply takes a leap forward next week as Chicago’s Sales Tax Securitization Corp.’s $1.31 billion deal headlines the new issue calendar.
October 26 -
Municipals remained stronger as Montgomery County, Maryland, came to market with a triple-A-rated sale.
October 24 -
Montgomery County, Md., came to market on Wednesday with a triple-A-rated general obligation bond offering.
October 24 -
Volatility in the equity market spurred a flight to quality.
October 23 -
Municipals were stronger at mid-session as new supply started to trickle into the market.
October 23 -
Puerto Rico bonds gained in a mixed muni market as a revised fiscal plan projected a bigger surplus.
October 22 -
Weekly bond volume is forecast to fall to $5.9 billion from $10.3 billion in the prior week.
October 19 -
California competitively sold nearly $900 million of bonds while the Salt Lake City airport deal was priced in the negotiated sector.
October 17 -
The New York City issuer led Tuesday's new issue supply surge as municipals traded mixed.
October 16 -
Deals from issuers in New York, Illinois, Tennessee and Minnesota hit the market on Tuesday.
October 16
