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Friday proved to be another active day in the primary as repricings were announced with even tighter spreads.
By Kate SmithOctober 17 -
Yields in municipals have begun to retrace some of their early week gains on the long end.
By Kate SmithOctober 16 -
As the equities market remains volatile, issuers will benefits with cheap borrowing costs in Thursday's primary as investor flock to the traditionally safe asset class.
By Kate SmithOctober 16 -
All eyes were on municipals on Wednesday, as the asset class picked up strength from the rallying Treasury market. The firmness stemmed from a red-filled day in the U.S. equities market.
By Kate SmithOctober 15 -
The state of Washington priced right along Municipal Market Data's triple-A 5% curve during its pricing on Wednesday, despite a double-A rating. The deal picked up strength from the intensely firming Treasury market.
By Kate SmithOctober 15 -
As Treasury yields plummet to 2014 lows, issuers coming to market on Wednesday will benefit, likely to catch cheap borrowing costs.
By Kate SmithOctober 15 -
Tuesday's tightening municipal market indicated to traders that investors had "given up hope" of any yield in the near-term future.
By Kate SmithOctober 14 -
Municipal scales tightened significantly on Tuesday morning as traders gave up hope that higher yields may be on the horizon.
By Kate SmithOctober 14 -
Taxable issuance will dominate the day's primary market, giving borrowers flexibility with proceeds, but pushing away more traditional municipal bond buyers.
By Kate SmithOctober 7 -
A modified barbell strategy is expected to drive duration interest in this week's primary market, based on data from last week's secondary trading activity.
By Kate SmithOctober 6