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 largely unchanged yesterday amid moderate activity in the secondary, and as the Federal Open Market Committee held its fed funds rate target unchanged for the ninth straight meeting.
December 16 -
The municipal market was slightly weaker yesterday as some of the week's largest offerings were priced in the new-issue market.
December 15 -
The municipal market was unchanged with a slightly weaker tone yesterday amid fairly light trading activity.
December 14 -
The municipal market was unchanged to slightly weaker Friday in fairly light trading activity.
December 11 -
The Bond Buyer’s weekly yield indexes declined this week, as gains experienced through Wednesday withstood yesterday’s losses.
December 10 -
The municipal market was slightly weaker yesterday as issuers in New York and Massachusetts came to market with more than $1 billion of taxable Build America Bonds.
December 10 -
The municipal market was unchanged to slightly firmer yesterday. Traders said tax-exempt yields were flat to better by about two basis points overall.
December 8 -
The municipal market was mostly unchanged yesterday amid fairly light trading activity.
December 7 -
The municipal market was mostly unchanged Friday amid fairly light trading activity in the secondary.
December 4 -
The Bond Buyer’s weekly yield indexes declined this week, as the municipal market grew slightly firmer in each of the week’s sessions.
December 3 -
The municipal market was slightly firmer yesterday, amid a $522.6 million sale that included taxable Build America Bonds from the University of California Regents.
December 3 -
The municipal market was slightly firmer yesterday. Traders said tax-exempt yields were lower by one or two basis points overall.
December 2 -
The municipal market was slightly firmer yesterday, as Massachusetts came to market with an upsized $956 million sale of taxable Build America Bonds.
December 1 -
The municipal market was mostly unchanged yesterday in light trading activity as investors returned following Thursday’s Thanksgiving holiday and Friday’s abbreviated session.
November 30 -
The municipal market was unchanged Wednesday, amid light secondary trading activity ahead of Thursday’s Thanksgiving holiday.
November 25 -
Nearly all The Bond Buyer’s weekly yield indexes declined this week amid fairly light trading activity in the secondary market and ahead of tomorrow’s Thanksgiving Day holiday.
November 24 -
The municipal market was mostly unchanged yesterday amid fairly light secondary-trading activity as the Thanksgiving holiday neared.
November 24 -
The municipal market was largely unchanged yesterday amid light secondary trading activity, as Georgia competitively sold $603 million of debt.
November 23 -
The municipal market was slightly firmer Friday amid fairly light secondary trading.
November 22 -
Most of The Bond Buyer’s yield indexes declined this week, as the municipal market grew firmer over the past several sessions in the last full week of activity prior to the Thanksgiving holiday.
November 19
