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Tax-exempt money market funds grew by $124.80 million — a slight improvement from the prior week — as total net assets settled at $272.46 billion in the week ended Aug. 20, according to The Money Fund Report.
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Table as of: 08/22/2012 15:35 PM Invisible Supply Issuer and purpose Amount
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Revenue forecasts are an inexact science, but they are a critical part of the rapidly-expanding network of toll roads. When market participants over-rely on them, the result can be a financial meltdown.
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BondUnderwriter wants retail municipal bond investors to have a more efficient way to learn about upcoming negotiated market deals from their issuers, so it designed its new centralized Web portal to consolidate publicly available information.
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Table as of: 08/21/2012 16:38 PM Invisible Supply Issuer and purpose Amount
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Encouraged by the recent market weakness, many retail investors are eagerly delving into the municipal market for new bonds or to reinvest any remaining rollover proceeds.
August 21 -
Municipal bond investors have varying reactions to the precipitous rise in yields over the past several weeks. On a relative basis, bond holders may rejoice in the fact that munis have outperformed Treasuries over the period.
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Four transportation projects will be expedited as part of the president's "We Can't Wait" program, the Obama Administration announced this week, including the $3.5 billion Columbia River Crossing linking Vancouver, Wash. and Portland, Ore.
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A Florida law allowing local governments to declare a "financial urgency" can be an effective strategy for budget relief, says Fitch. Miami has used it several times.
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Table as of: 08/17/2012 16:00 PM Invisible Supply Issuer and purpose Amount
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Despite several turbulent years and the gloomy outlook for single-family housing bonds, municipal bond housing experts are optimistic about the future of housing finance agencies.
August 19
