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The Bond Buyer's weekly yield indexes were mixed the week ended Feb. 28.
February 28
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Inflows to municipal bond mutual funds ticked up this week to $324 million, making it eight consecutive weeks in the red.
February 28 -
Long-term municipal bond issuance hit the brakes in February, as issuers floated 22% less in volume last month than they did over the same period in 2012.
February 28
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Congressional staffers and finance experts speaking at the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials Washington Briefing said the outlook for highway funding is more uncertain than ever, while two transport-oriented lawmakers vowed to work across the aisle to make sure state and local officials have federal support.
February 28 -
Tax-exempt money market funds saw modest inflows as they reversed the recent outflow pattern.
February 28 -
Assured Guaranty Ltd. reported quarterly profits and announced that it plans to begin writing policies with its new municipal-only insurer, Municipal Assurance Corp., later this year.
February 28 -
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Two Democrats in the Senate who influence transportation policy have introduced legislation to create the American Infrastructure Investment Fund, a $10 billion infrastructure bank.
February 27 -
Moody's Investors Service announced Wednesday that it has changed its outlook for the airport sector to stable from negative, where it had been since August 2008.
February 27 -
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With low interest rates, stagnant supply, and anticipated regulations, the market for variable rate demand obligations is in decline.
February 26
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Scales tracking the municipal market may forecast lower yields across most of the spectrum of the curve Tuesday, but the scene for retail investors is a quiet one.
February 26 -
Moody's Investors Service has placed $354 million of outstanding debt from 40 issuers on review, direction uncertain, due to lack of information.
February 26 -
The long-term care credit market has stabilized, writes Jon Barasch of Interactive Data Corp. in this commentary.
February 26
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Municipal bond yields, true to their habit of following Treasury yields with a noticeable lag, have started Tuesday lower, bestowing upon the market a stronger tenor.
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