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Retail investors continue to rank credit quality high at the top of their list of criteria when shopping for municipal securities, whether they be individual bonds or tax-exempt bond funds.
May 11
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Standard & Poor's has released a credit conditions forecast that is more positive for states than for localities.
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Municipal bond issuance is expected to tick up this week, although it still remains at relatively low levels.
May 11 -
WASHINGTON — Securities and Exchange Commission chairman Mary Schapiro wants to move forward with regulations aimed at improving the stability of money-market funds, despite strong opposition from industry and state and local government groups.
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Table as of: 05/11/2012 11:36 AM Invisible Supply Issuer and purpose Amount
May 11 -
Sturdy demand for tax-exempt paper and falling Treasuries pushed municipal yields in the intermediate and long ends of the curve lower throughout much of the week.
May 10
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Municipal bond mutual funds saw a huge week of inflows, as investors continue to see strength in the market.
May 10 -
WASHINGTON — Executives of two rail organizations that rely on municipal bonds to finance some projects told international advisory firm KPMG that getting stakeholders and policymakers to buy into and embrace a cultural shift will be key to successfully financing large fast-rail networks.
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Tax-exempt money market funds generated inflows for the first time in nearly a month, as $2.84 billion of new cash flowed in and total net assets settled at $274.96 billion in the week ended May 7, according to the Money Fund Report, a service of iMoneyNet.com.
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Record-low long-term municipal bond yields may generate the most press these days, but investors still see the most value in the intermediate part of the yield curve.
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Table as of: 05/08/2012 16:25 PM Invisible Supply Issuer and purpose Amount
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