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The weekly average yield to maturity of The Bond Buyer Municipal Bond Index, which is based on 40 long-term bond prices, fell two basis points to 4.26% in the latest week from 4.28% in the previous week.
February 23 -
A change in the credit cycle may be in store for the municipal bond market as the combination of wider-than-average credit spreads and a rising-interest-rate climate threaten to restrain demand for high yield paper.
February 21
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Public pension funds around the country are reducing their return assumptions.
February 17 -
An attempt by an issuer to introduce protective language into bond documents on a taxable municipal hospital deal backfired and was thwarted by bondholders, Adam Cohen, the founder of Covenant Review, told a meeting of the Fixed Income Analysts Society on Thursday night.
February 17
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The weekly average yield to maturity of The Bond Buyer Municipal Bond Index, which is based on 40 long-term bond prices, rose three basis points to 4.28% from 4.25% in the previous week.
February 16 -
Municipal investors at client meetings with BlackRock are expressing more concern about rising interest rates than about the potential impact of tax reform to the surprise of officials in the firms muni group.
February 15
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Short-term note issuance slipped 1.5% in 2016 as continued austerity among state and local governments and attractive long-term interest rates kept the sector in a downward trend.
February 13
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The weekly average yield to maturity of The Bond Buyer Municipal Bond Index, which is based on 40 long-term bond prices, fell one basis point to 4.25% in the week ended Feb 10 from 4.26% in the previous week.
February 9 -
Tucked into the Illinois Senate's "Grand Bargain" budget legislation is a bill to authorize a new type of local government bond that would benefit Chicago and other home rule communities.
February 7
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New language designed to protect investors appeared in the offering documents of a recent municipal bond deal.
February 7
