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Market participants sense a stronger tone in the municipal bond market on Tuesday despite limited activity.
August 12 -
The city of New York's $900 million of tax-exempt fixed-rate general obligation refunding bonds, the largest deal in the negotiated market this week, entered the first day of its retail order period on Monday.
August 11 -
Municipal bonds on the intermediate part of the curve outperformed long term maturities, producing a positive return with less volatility in the past 18 months, according to Granite Springs Asset Management.
August 8 -
The City of New York will bring $900 million of tax-exempt fixed-rate general obligation refunding bonds, the largest deal in the negotiated market scheduled for next week.
August 8 -
The Bond Buyer's muni bond indexes were narrowly mixed in the week ending Aug. 7.
August 7 -
Assured Guaranty, MBIA's National Public Financing Guarantee and Build America Mutual are combining television, radio and internet advertising with one-on-one meetings with issuers to help edge their way back into the municipal market.
August 6 -
Moody's Investors Service has released proposed changes in its rating methodology for financial guarantors that it said would better reflect the changes that have occurred in the bond insurance industry since 2007.
August 5 -
Build America Mutual's AA rating and stable outlook has been affirmed by Standard & Poor's for its financial strength.
August 1 -
Market participants were not fazed by the positive economic data in the employment report released on a low volume summer Friday.
August 1 -
The Bond Buyer's muni bond indexes were mixed in the week ending July 31.
July 31