Jessica Lerner is a senior reporter and buy-side specialist for Bond Buyer where she writes the daily market column, the monthly volume story and longer trend stories. Prior to this, she worked as a beat reporter at two Connecticut newspapers. She earned her master's in business and economics reporting from the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism and her bachelor's in journalism and statistics from the University of Connecticut.
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Total November volume was up 58.3% to $33.818 billion versus $21.359 billion a year earlier, but the figure is average over a 10-year period. A combination of factors from policy uncertainty in Washington to fears of rising rates led to the increase.
November 30 -
High-rated top-tier universities have weathered the pandemic reasonably well, while lower-rated colleges have experienced a worsening of problems and investors should be cautious.
November 23 -
Outside influence "beyond the control of the muni bond market" is needed to derail the recent positive momentum.
November 15 -
ICE expanded its ESG reference data coverage to now include two million fixed-income instruments.
November 12 -
The Northeast Women in Public Finance selected a dozen other honorees, split evenly among the private and public sectors, as Trailblazing Women in Public Finance.
November 10 -
October has, on average, been the heaviest new-issue month of the year. Analysts said the lower volume, particularly taxables, was led by many issuers sitting on the sidelines, waiting for a potential package from Washington, D.C.
October 29 -
The top bond counsel firms combined for a total of $341.96 billion in 9,065 transactions during the first three quarters of 2021, up from the $329.89 billion in 8,503 deals over the same period in 2020.
October 26 -
Volume falls slightly in the week of October 25 with total potential volume estimated at $7.408 billion: $6.036 billion of negotiated deals and $1.372 billion in the competitive market.
October 22 -
Friday’s data suggested inflation remains a problem, as the voices calling for Federal Reserve action increase.
October 15 -
The two active municipal bond insurers wrapped $29.02 billion in the first three quarters of 2021, a 13.8% increase from the $25.49 billion of deals done in the first nine months of 2020.
October 15
