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Intermediate-maturity munis sent a positive signal amid last week's market lethargy, as their prices stabilized at close to fair value relative to Treasuries.
October 15 -
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As issuers prepare to bring more than $4 billion in long-term supply to the primary market this week, negative headlines regarding ongoing mutual fund outflows, as well as the impact of a weakening market for Puerto Ricos debt and potential fallout from the debt-ceiling debate, continued to weigh on the municipal market.
October 13 -
U.S. transportation sectors are in the doldrums with little increase in activity seen in 2013, Fitch says in new report
October 11 -
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For the 20th consecutive week, investors pulled money from municipal bond mutual funds, at $729 million for the week of Oct. 9.
October 10 -
Bond Buyer's Municipal Bond Index increased four basis points this week to the highest since Aug. 19.
October 10 -
Inflows of $2.74 billion to tax-exempt money market funds boosted total net assets to $265.90 billion in the week ended Oct. 7 and ended a three-week period of outflows, according to The Money Fund Report, a service of iMoneyNet.com.
October 10 -
Table as of: 10/09/2013 22:59 PM Invisible Supply Issuer and purpose Amount
October 10 -
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States can benefit from investing pension funds in infrastructure, experts said, though there were some concerns from state treasurers.
October 9 -
Congress is not honoring its Build America Bond promises to state and local governments, even as state and local governments are pledged to make payments to their investors and to rebuild the nations infrastructure critical to the future economy, jobs, and competitiveness of the country.
October 9
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The rally in stocks and slump in Treasury and municipal bonds this year has set the stage for a spate of tax-loss swaps in the remainder of 2013 that may increase muni selling.
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