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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Indications of a more hawkish sentiment at the Fed may continue to pressure tax-exempt yields higher, particularly on the short end of the curve.
September 26 -
With the Federal Open Market Committee meeting, activity was at a minimum in the municipal bond market on Wednesday.
September 26 -
Wisconsin sold the biggest deal of the week as investors remained wary ahead of the FOMC meeting.
September 25 -
The biggest deal of the week came to market on Tuesday as Wiscon sold general obligation bonds.
September 25 -
The intermediate and long end has moved cheaper, creating an opportunity to add some yield to muni portfolios, says Triangle Park's J.R. Rieger.
September 24 -
Issuers from Colorado, Minnesota, and Florida led the pack of issuers on Thursday.
September 20 -
There was a healthy pulse in the municipal market as new structures attracted interest.
September 19 -
Solid investor demand greeted the biggest municipal bond deal of the week – the Texas Water Development Board’s $1.7 billion offering.
September 18 -
Municipal bond buyers saw the biggest deal of the week come to market on Tuesday.
September 18 -
The municipal bond market will be ready and waiting for the $7 billion of new issuance, including the first billion dollar deal in nearly five weeks.
September 14 -
This week’s trading volume indicates there will be robust demand for municipal bonds, Morgan Stanley Wealth Management says.
September 13 -
Municipal CUSIP requests surged in August, an indication of rising supply in the near-term.
September 12 -
While a somber mood fell over Wall Street as the finance industry reflected on the devastating terrorist attack 17 years ago, the municipal market generated some new supply and cheaper prices.
September 11 -
The short-end of the municipal bond market is rich relative to U.S. Treasury and corporate bonds, says J.R. Rieger.
September 10 -
Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority’s $500 million offering tops the week's muni tote board.
September 7 -
Municipal bond buyers grabbed deals from New York City and California on Thursday, which were agressively
September 6 -
Municipal bond buyers saw over $2 billion of deals from New York and California come to market on Thursday.
September 6 -
The big New York City and California deals are dominating investors’ attention this week as municipals turned weaker.
September 5 -
Portfolio managers say taxable alternatives have appeared cheaper lately when compared to the short end of the tax-exempt yield curve.
August 27 -
Municipal bond buyers will get another chance to get some Massachusetts and Texas paper as both issuers head into the market.
August 24
