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 slightly firmer yesterday. Traders said tax-exempt yields were lower by about one or two basis point in spots.
March 4 -
The municipal market was unchanged to slightly firmer yesterday, as many of the week’s largest deals were priced in the new-issue market.
March 3 -
The municipal market was unchanged with a slightly weaker tone yesterday. Traders said tax-exempt yields were flat to higher by one basis point in spots.
March 2 -
The municipal market was largely unchanged yesterday amid somewhat light secondary-market activity.
March 1 -
The municipal market was unchanged Friday amid a snowstorm that blanketed much of the Northeast.
February 26 -
Nearly all The Bond Buyer’s weekly yield indexes declined this week, as the municipal market spent much of the last week either in unchanged or slightly firmer territory.
February 25 -
The municipal market was unchanged to slightly firmer yesterday, as New York came to market with three competitive offerings worth a total of $448.5 million.
February 25 -
The municipal market was slightly firmer yesterday as the primary market took center stage.
February 23 -
The municipal market was largely unchanged yesterday amid fairly light secondary trading, ahead of a substantial new-issue calendar slated for this week.
February 22 -
The municipal market was largely unchanged Friday amid fairly light trading activity in the secondary market.
February 19 -
Nearly all of The Bond Buyer's weekly yield indexes increased this holiday-shortened week, as the municipal market mostly cheapened.
February 18 -
New issues were at center stage yesterday as the week's largest deals totaling more than $3 billion came to market. Meanwhile, yields were unchanged in the secondary with some signs of weakness.
February 18 -
The municipal market was unchanged to slightly weaker yesterday amid light to moderate trading in the secondary.
February 17 -
The municipal market was largely unchanged yesterday, as participants returned to their desks from the long Presidents Day weekend.
February 16 -
The municipal market was largely unchanged Friday amid light secondary trading.
February 12 -
The municipal market was mostly unchanged yesterday, with a slightly weaker tone, as California’s East Bay Municipal Utility District priced $400 million of taxable Build America Bonds.
February 11 -
The Bond Buyer’s weekly yield indexes were narrowly mixed this week, with the municipal market remaining mostly flat as the tone varied throughout the past few sessions.
February 11 -
The municipal market was unchanged to slightly firmer yesterday as Hawaii came to market with $721.6 million of debt, including $500 million of Build America Bonds, and snowy conditions blanketed much of the Northeast.
February 10 -
The municipal market was flat to slightly weaker yesterday as the Connecticut Health and Educational Facilities Authority came to market with $530 million of bonds.
February 9 -
The municipal market was largely flat yesterday, amid fairly light trading activity in the secondary as the week got off to a slow start.
February 8
