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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Barbar starts as chief commercial officer in mid-July and will be based in Delray Beach, Florida.
June 2 -
Considering the "huge calendar this week," NewSquare Capital's Kim Olsan said, "if we can hold steady, that's probably a good result."
June 1 -
Primary market muni supply year-to-date is at $235.028 billion, up 4.3% year-over-year, according to LSEG.
June 1 -
This week will see continued stability, given the recent bumps on deals in the primary market last week and the lack of negative headlines about the war with Iran, said Elaine Brennan, executive director of the public finance department at Roosevelt & Cross.
June 1 -
Markets grew stronger upon news of the extended ceasfire in Iran, but the reaction was less pronounced than Tuesday's rally.
May 28 -
June redemptions are $44.4 billion. July and August will see $37.7 billion and $38.4 billion returned, respectively, said Pat Luby, head of municipal strategy at CreditSights.
May 28 -
Munis and USTs both received a boost from news of a possible peace deal with Iran.
May 26 -
"We're going to have some weak days, we're going to have some stronger days, maybe they wash out against each other," said Kim Olsan, senior fixed income portfolio manager at NewSquare Capital.
May 21 -
Flagstar — one of the largest regional banks, operating around 340 locations across nine states — recently hired four senior executives.
May 20 -
As the war in Iran drags on, fears of inflation and higher oil prices are driving up yields, according to Schwab's Cooper Howard.
May 19 -
Hacking group ShinyHunters took credit for the data breach that affected the Instructure-owned Canvas learning management system.
May 18 -
Rate hikes appear to be more realistic following this week's hotter-than-expected consumer price index and producer price index data, said Kevin McGuigan, director at Municipal Market Analytics.
May 15 -
As SMAs have garnered attention, they shifted demand further down the yield curve into one- to five- or one- to 10-year area, though SMAs go out 15 or 20 years.
May 13 -
Munis should do "relatively well" this month, as investors will "focus on heavy summer redemptions; tax-exempt supply should remain healthy but is unlikely to overwhelm," said Barclays strategists.
May 11 -
Nearly 21% of muni volume traded electronically in the first quarter, up from the previous quarter and surpassing the previous record set in the fourth quarter of 2023, according to a Coalition Greenwich report by Kevin McPartland and Neha Jain.
May 8 -
Spirit's ceasing operations after a failed $500 million bailout comes as the airport sector remains resilient despite ongoing geopolitical tensions, with spreads compressing compared to other transportation sectors despite rising fuel costs, Barclays strategists said.
May 6 -
With continued geopolitical tensions and surging oil prices, things could change on a dime, said Sweta Singh, founding partner and portfolio manager at City Different Investments.
May 4 -
Brightline Florida's financial statements for 2024 and 2025 by Ernst & Young LLP, filed Thursday on the Electronic Municipal Market Access website, warn that the company lacks the cash to cover pending debt payments
May 1 -
Municipal bond issuance was $47.6 billion in 797 deals for the month, down 7.8% year-over-year but still the third-biggest April in history.
May 1 -
The average muni bond trade size fell below $204,000 in the first quarter, down 5% from 2025, according to Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board data.
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