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The Bond Buyer’s 20-Bond GO Index of 20-year general obligation yields declined 17 basis points this week, to 4.69%. This is the lowest level for the index since Dec. 2, 2010 (22 weeks ago), when it was 4.65%.
May 5 -
The Bond Buyer’s 20-Bond GO Index of 20-year general obligation yields declined 12 basis points this week, to 4.86%. This is the lowest level for the index since March 17, 2011 (six weeks ago), when it was also 4.86%.
April 28 -
The Bond Buyer’s 20-Bond GO Index of 20-year general obligation yields declined eight basis points this week, to 4.98%. This is the lowest level for the index since March 24, 2011 (four weeks ago), when it was 4.91%.
April 20 -
The Bond Buyer’s 20-Bond GO Index of 20-year general obligation yields rose two basis points this week, to 5.06%. This is the highest level for the index since Feb. 17, 2011 (eight weeks ago), when it was 5.10%.
April 14 -
The Bond Buyer’s 20-Bond GO Index of 20-year general obligation yields rose four basis points this week, to 5.04%. This is the highest level for the index since Feb. 17, 2011 (seven weeks ago), when it was 5.10%.The 11-Bond GO Index of higher-grade 20-year GO yields gained five basis points this week, to 4.78%, which is its highest level since Feb. 17, 2011 (seven weeks ago), when it was 4.84%.The Revenue Bond Index, which measures 30-year revenue bond yields, increased five basis point this week, to 5.61%. This is the highest the index has been since Feb. 10, 2011 (eight weeks ago), when it was 5.67%. The Bond Buyer’s One-Year Note Index declined three basis points this week, to 0.47%, which is the same level as two weeks ago.The yield on the U.S. Treasury’s 10-year note rose 10 basis points this week, to 3.56%. It is now at its highest level since March 3, 2011 (five weeks ago), when it was 3.57%.The yield on the Treasury’s 30-year bond gained 11 basis points this week, to 4.63%, which is its highest level since March 3, 2011 (five weeks ago), when it was 4.64%.The Bond Buyer’s 20-Bond GO Index of 20-year general obligation yields rose four basis points this week, to 5.04%. This is the highest level for the index since Feb. 17, 2011 (seven weeks ago), when it was 5.10%.
April 7 -
The Bond Buyer’s 20-Bond GO Index of 20-year general obligation yields rose nine basis points this week, to 5.00%. This is the highest level for the index since Feb. 17, 2011 (six weeks ago), when it was 5.10%.
March 31 -
The Bond Buyer’s 20-Bond GO Index of 20-year general obligation yields rose five basis points this week, to 4.91%. This is the same level as two weeks ago.
March 24 -
Municipal bond sales scheduled for negotiated sale next week total $2,333.4 million, versus a revised $1,640.0 million this week.
March 18 -
The Bond Buyer’s 20-Bond GO Index of 20-year general obligation yields declined five basis points this week, to 4.86%. This the lowest level for the index since Dec. 9, 2010 (14 weeks ago), when it was also 4.86%.
March 17 -
The Bond Buyer’s 20-Bond GO Index of 20-year general obligation yields rose one basis point this week, to 4.91%. It remained below its 4.95% level from two weeks ago.
March 10 -
The Bond Buyer’s 20-Bond GO Index of 20-year general obligation yields declined five basis points this week, to 4.90%. This is the lowest level for the index since Dec. 9, 2010 (12 weeks ago), when it was 4.86%.
March 3 -
The Bond Buyer's 20-Bond GO Index of 20-year general obligation yields declined 15 basis points this week, to 4.95%. This is the lowest level for the index since Dec. 29, 2010 (eight weeks ago), when it was also 4.95%.
February 24 -
The Bond Buyer's 20-Bond GO Index of 20-year general obligation yields declined 19 basis points this week, to 5.10%. This is the lowest level for the index since Jan. 6, 2011 (six weeks ago), when it was 5.08%.
February 17 -
The Bond Buyer's 20-Bond GO Index of 20-year general obligation yields increased four basis points this week, to 5.29%. This is the highest level for the index since Jan. 20, 2011 (three weeks ago), when it was 5.41%.
February 10 -
The Bond Buyer's 20-Bond GO Index of 20-year general obligation yields was unchanged this week at 5.25%.
February 3 -
The Bond Buyer's 20-Bond GO Index of 20-year general obligation yields declined 16 basis points this week, to 5.25%. This is the lowest level for the index since Jan. 6, 2011 (three weeks ago), when it was 5.08%.
January 27 -
The Bond Buyer's 20-Bond GO Index of 20-year general obligation yields rose two basis points this week, to 5.41%. This is the highest level for the index since Dec. 18, 2008 (109 weeks ago), when it was 5.46%.
January 20 -
The Bond Buyer's 20-Bond GO Index of 20-year general obligation yields rose 31 basis points this week, to 5.39%. This is the highest level for the index since Dec. 18, 2008 (108 weeks ago), when it was 5.46%.
January 13 -
The Bond Buyer's 20-Bond GO Index of 20-year general obligation yields rose 13 basis points this week, to 5.08%. This is the highest level for the index since Dec. 16, 2010 (three weeks ago), when it was 5.15%.
January 6 -
Issuance of long-term municipal bonds set an annual record in 2010 — $431.0 billion as of Wednesday, according to Thomson Reuters.
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