Mike Scarchilli has been with The Bond Buyer since 2005, serving at the helm as Editor in Chief since 2013. Scarchilli was previously Managing Editor, responsible for the day-to-day operations of the brand’s web site and newspaper. Before becoming an editor, Scarchilli was The Bond Buyer’s senior market correspondent, covering the cross-market fallout from the subprime debt crisis, and earlier was a regional reporter covering issuers in the Northeast. He holds a bachelor's in journalism from New York University.
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The municipal market was unchanged to slightly weaker Friday amid fairly light secondary trading activity.
March 26 -
The municipal market was weaker by between two and 10 basis points yesterday, depending on the maturity, as California took center stage in the primary.
March 25 -
Nearly all of The Bond Buyer’s weekly yield indexes rose this week, as cheapness particularly on the short-end of the curve permeated the market.
March 25 -
The municipal market was weaker by about three basis points overall yesterday, as the Los Angeles Department of Airports came to market with $930.2 million of debt in the primary.
March 24 -
The municipal market was unchanged to slightly weaker yesterday, as $2.15 billion of Florida’s Citizens Property Insurance Corp. debt was priced in the primary.
March 23 -
The municipal market was mostly unchanged yesterday amid fairly light trading activity in the secondary.
March 22 -
The municipal market was unchanged Friday amid fairly light secondary trading activity.
March 19 -
The municipal market was unchanged to slightly weaker yesterday, amid light to moderate secondary trading activity, and as New York City came to market with approximately $750 million of total issuance.
March 18 -
The Bond Buyer’s weekly yield indexes were somewhat mixed this week, with yields little changed after a new-issue driven week.
March 18 -
The municipal market was unchanged to slightly weaker yesterday, as some of the week’s largest transactions were priced in the new-issue market.
March 17 -
The municipal market was mostly unchanged yesterday, with a slightly weaker tone, as the Federal Open Market Committee again held the federal funds rate target unchanged.
March 16 -
The municipal market was unchanged to slightly weaker yesterday amid fairly light secondary-trading activity.
March 15 -
The municipal market was unchanged Friday amid fairly light secondary trading activity.
March 12 -
California yesterday increased its general obligation bond sale to $2.5 billion, pricing it against a backdrop of a mostly unchanged municipal market.
March 11 -
Most of The Bond Buyer’s weekly yield indexes declined slightly this week, as some firmness continued to permeate a mostly unchanged municipal market.
March 11 -
The municipal market was unchanged to slightly firmer yesterday, as new issues took center stage.
March 10 -
The municipal market was unchanged to slightly firmer yesterday, as California priced for retail $2 billion of general obligation debt, and the New York City Municipal Water Finance Authority came to market with $500 million of taxable Build America Bonds.
March 9 -
The municipal market was largely unchanged yesterday amid fairly light trading activity in the secondary.
March 8 -
The municipal market was mostly unchanged Friday amid a rare large Friday issuance being priced in the primary market.
March 5 -
The Bond Buyer’s weekly yield indexes declined this week, as the tax-exempt market firmed slightly in each of the week’s sessions.
March 4
