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Tax-exempt money market funds suffered losses for the fifth consecutive week as $2.40 billion escaped the industry in the week ended Feb. 11 and total net assets finished with $280.07 billion, according to The Money Fund Report, a service of iMoneyNet.com.
February 14 -
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In a report, Moody's Investors Service outlined the risks associated with bank support agreements to which some municipal issuers are exposed.
February 13 -
New issuance will continue to dwindle further this week -- increasing the already-hearty demand and keeping municipal yields steady to lower -- as an estimated $4.39 billion in competitive and negotiated volume is expected to arrive in the primary market, according to The Bond Buyer and Ipreo LLC.
February 10 -
The steady but flat volume of note offerings that carried over into 2012 from the previous year was largely sustained by a shift in issuance patterns among municipalities.
February 10 -
A rising tide of municipal bond volume did not raise all bond sectors in 2012.
February 10 -
A dramatic increase in refundings, particularly in the first half of 2012, boosted volume for long-term municipal bonds by 31% last year from one year earlier.
February 9 -
Municipal coffers are recovering, but many bond investors still favor revenue bonds, particularly the essential purpose variety, over their general obligation brethren.
February 8 -
Nearly all The Bond Buyer's weekly yield indexes increased the week ended Feb. 7.
February 7
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Inflows to municipal bond mutual funds are shrinking, though they remained positive for a fifth straight week, as they recorded $109 million in inflows for the week of Feb. 6.
February 7
