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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The municipal market sees a lighter-than-average supply slate of $4.8 billion head their way this week.
February 26 -
Volume of $48.05 billion indicated a strong short-term need on both the buy-side and sell side of the municipal market.
February 26 -
Market sources say the week's deals will be `well received,' while a new report cast doubt on prospects for a near-term supply pickup.
February 23 -
New York City had little difficulty completing over $1 billion of bond sales in competitive and negotiated deals on Thursday, even amid concern over rising interest rates.
February 22 -
Buyers are watching warily from the sidelines as the deals sell into an uncertain market environment
February 22 -
Municipal bond buyers were wary of possible interest rate increases, as issues from Los Angeles, New York and Utah hit the market.
February 21 -
The municipal bond market saw more supply sail its way on Wednesday as three big offerings hit the screens.
February 21 -
The municipal bond market was giving a warm welcome to several new deals that hit the screens on Tuesday.
February 20 -
“Given the recent market volatility, it’s imperative that you stress test potential purchases under various rate scenarios,” says Jonathan Law at Advisors Asset Management.
February 16 -
Tim Heaney of NewFleet Asset Management uncovers yield, credit, and coupon opportunities with a quality-minded strategy.
February 12
