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 held firm on Monday ahead of the week’s two biggest deals on opposite ends of the credit spectrum.
June 18 -
Municipal bond buyers are looking with anticipation at the week’s calendar and the arrival of a big California tobacco bond deal.
June 15 -
Municipal bonds were mixed on Thursday as a New York issuer competitively sold $1.6 billion of notes.
June 14 -
Municipals qwere mixed a day after the Federal Reserve raised interest rates while in the primary, a New York issuer competitively sold $1.6 billion of notes.
June 14 -
A quarter of municipal bond issuance so far this year carried just one rating agency opinion, heightening uncertainty over credit quality for some investors.
June 12 -
Municipal bonds weakened Tuesday ahead of the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy meeting as new supply headed into the marketplace.
June 12 -
Muni bond buyers were wary ahead of this week’s smaller-than-average new issue calendar as Federal Reserve policy makers gathered.
June 11 -
Municipal bonds were mixed ahead of this week’s smaller-than-average new issue calendar and the FOMC meeting.
June 11 -
Puerto Rico bonds traded up after reports of a settlement among bondholders; the broader municipal bond market turned mostly weaker.
June 6 -
The municipal bond market saw billions of dollars of bonds hit the screens on Tuesday.
June 5 -
Municipal bonds were mixed on Monday ahead of this week’s hefty new issue calendar.
June 4 -
Munis turned mostly weaker on Friday as the market prepared for a fourfold jump in issuance after a holiday shortened week.
June 1 -
Municipals participated in a safe-haven trade on Wednesday following the Treasury-led rally on Tuesday.
May 30 -
Municipal bonds on Wednesday added on to the gains made during Tuesday’s rally.
May 30 -
Municipal bond investors reacted cautiously to the rally in Treasurys as they looked for confirmation that the new yield levels are here to stay.
May 29 -
Municipal bonds were trading stronger Tuesday, with yields falling as much as five basis points, according to the MBIS benchmark scale.
May 29 -
Municipal bonds were mostly stronger in late trading on Thursday as market activity slowed ahead of Friday’s shortened trading session.
May 24 -
Municipal bonds were stronger in late trading as West Virginia and the Regents of the University of California came to market.
May 23 -
West Virginia increased the amount of its competitive sales planned for Wednesday by almost 30% to save money.
May 22 -
Municipal bond buyers are getting what they need this week — more supply.
May 21
