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 mostly unchanged Friday amid fairly light secondary trading.
February 5 -
After a one-day postponement, Barclays Capital brought $657 million of New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority bonds to the municipal market yesterday, including $608 million of taxable Build America Bonds. Traders reported a firm tone in the secondary market.
February 4 -
All The Bond Buyer’s weekly yield indexes declined this week as the market firmed up in all the week’s sessions.
February 4 -
The municipal market was unchanged to slightly firmer yesterday, amid fairly light trading activity in the secondary.
February 2 -
The municipal market was quiet and unchanged yesterday amid light secondary trading activity.
February 1 -
The municipal market was unchanged Friday amid light secondary trading activity.
January 29 -
The municipal market was unchanged to slightly weaker yesterday, with the weakness again situated at the long end of the curve, as Illinois came to market with $1 billion of Build America Bonds.
January 28 -
All The Bond Buyer’s weekly yield indexes rose this week, as tax-exempts weakened in nearly all the past few sessions, particularly on the long end of the curve.
January 28 -
The municipal market was mostly weaker yesterday, with long-end yields higher by as much as three to five basis points, as Puerto Rico came to market with the week’s largest transaction.
January 27 -
The municipal market was unchanged to slightly weaker yesterday. Traders said tax-exempt yields were flat to higher by about two basis points overall.
January 26 -
The municipal market was unchanged to slightly weaker yesterday amid fairly light secondary trading.
January 25 -
The municipal market was mixed and largely flat Friday amid fairly light secondary-trading activity.
January 22 -
The municipal market was mostly unchanged yesterday, with a slightly firmer tone amid fairly light secondary trading.
January 21 -
Nearly all The Bond Buyer’s weekly yield indexes declined this week, as the municipal market carried a firmer tone throughout most of the week, despite little day-to-day movement.
January 21 -
The municipal market was unchanged to firmer by about one or two basis points yesterday, as some of the week’s larger deals were priced in the primary.
January 20 -
NEW YORK – The California municipal market was unchanged to firmer by about one or two basis points today, as some of the week’s larger deals were priced in the primary.
January 20 -
The municipal market was unchanged to slightly weaker yesterday as participants returned following a three-day holiday weekend.
January 19 -
The municipal market was slightly firmer Friday amid light secondary trading. Traders said tax-exempt yields were lower by about two or three basis points.
January 15 -
The Bond Buyer’s weekly yield indexes were flat to slightly lower this week as the primary market took center stage with over $9 billion sold, in the most active week of new issuance so far in the new year.
January 14 -
The municipal market was mostly unchanged with a firmer tone yesterday in the wake of the deluge of new issuance that soaked the primary Wednesday.
January 14
