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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Munis followed Treasurys after the Federal Reserve left interest rates unchanged and tweaked its statement on inflation.
May 2 -
Municipal bonds were mixed in late trading on Tuesday as several large deals hit the screens, led by issuers in New York and Maryland.
May 1 -
Tuesday opened with a positive tone in the municipal bond market with a forecast of heavy demand and strong technicals going into the reinvestment season.
May 1 -
Munis were stronger Monday as bond buyers kept an eye on the Federal Reserve policy makers' meeting.
April 30 -
Municipal bond buyers are awaiting this week’s new issue supply as they keep both eyes firmly on the Federal Open Market Committee’s monetary policy meeting.
April 30 -
Weekly municipal bond volume will be down with the Federal Open Market Committee set to meet, though no interest rate increase is expected.
April 27 -
Municipal bonds steadied after sliding the previous day, as the last of the week’s new issuance came to market.
April 26 -
Municipal bonds were weaker Tuesday as Illinois sold $500 million of bonds and the N.Y.&N.J. Port Authority deal was priced.
April 25 -
Municipal bond buyers had billions of new paper flow into the primary market - which took it all down but overall the market was weaker for the second day in a row as Treasury yields continue to climb.
April 24 -
Municipal bonds finished weaker on Monday ahead of a what will be an busy Tuesday with a few billion of new issuance hitting the market.
April 23 -
The muni market is eagerly awaiting the $1.4 billion Delta deal to kick off the week's activity.
April 23 -
Some say cheapness on the short end of the municipal yield curve is starting to boost investor demand.
April 19 -
Morgan Stanley priced $575 million of airport system bonds for Sacramento County.
April 19 -
Deals from Connecticut and Ohio issuers arrived as some buyside participants complained of low volume and inactivity in the muni market.
April 18 -
Two big education deals are slated to hit the market on Wednesday, with deals coming from issuers in Connecticut and Ohio.
April 18 -
California came to market with a $2.15 billion general obligation bond deal as JPMorgan priced the big taxable offering
April 17 -
The municipal market is seeing several new deals hit the screens ahead of the big taxable deal from California.
April 17 -
California’s $2.2 billion taxable sale is in the spotlight as the market gets set for a $7.5 billion supply slate.
April 13 -
The imbalance of supply and demand continues to crimp activity for some municipal bond professionals.
April 12 -
Municipal bonds remained stronger as a high-grade deal from Charlotte, N.C., came to market.
April 12
