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California Munis Back from the Brink?

Oct 16, 2012 4:00

By Sober Look October 15, 2012 In another sign of strong demand for fixed income product (basically anything with extra yield)...
Limited Supply May Drive Gains for Long Dated Municipal Bond Holders

Oct 2, 2012 2:00

By Rom Badilla, CFA October 2, 2012 Several months ago, we covered that municipal bond supply emanating from new projects...
Weak Philly Fed Index Does Not Bode Well for Munis

Oct 1, 2012 6:00

By TJ Kim October 1, 2012 Weak Philadelphia Fed Index continued in August, sprouting worries in municipal bonds with...
Will Elections Have an Effect on Municipal Supply?

Sep 17, 2012 0:00

By Rom Badilla, CFA September 17, 2012 Municipal bond supply has been low for 2012 and will continue to be low as we head...
Improving Housing Prospects is Welcome News for Municipal Governments

Sep 7, 2012 2:00

By Rom Badilla, CFA August 7, 2012 Recent data releases suggest that housing may have finally bottomed and a turnaround is...
Tax Code Changes Should Outshine Tax Reform Speculation

Aug 27, 2012 0:00

By Rom Badilla, CFA August 27, 2012 Like ominous clouds over the horizon, tax reform continues to loom on municipal market...
States and Local Governments Can Help Economy But Housing is Still a Drag

Aug 16, 2012 0:00

By Rom Badilla, CFA August 16 , 2012 Last week we covered that the resistance to spend by state and local governments have...
Political Resistance to Spend Weighs on Muni Market

Aug 9, 2012 0:00

By Rom Badilla, CFA August 9, 2012 Despite the high amount of refunding issuance influenced by the low yield environment,...
Looking for Yield? Consider These Municipal Bonds

Aug 3, 2012 8:00

By Bondsquawk August 2, 2012 J.P. Morgan released a list of tax-exempt municipal bonds that offer the highest yields in the...
New Muni Bond Insurer Could Bring Relief for Small Borrowers

Aug 1, 2012 12:00

By Bondsquawk August 1, 2012 According to RBC Capital Markets Municipal Research, Build America Mutual Assurance Company...

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