Aaron Weitzman currently covers a myriad of municipal topics on the sell side for The Bond Buyer. He is primarily responsible for covering the sell-side of the muni market, and often contributes to the daily coverage of the primary and secondary markets. Aaron also focuses in on bond insurance and underwriting businesses. Previously, he wrote for the fantasy sports website Rotoballer and covered the flooring industry for Hearst Business Media. He holds a bachelor’s degree in English writing from the University of Pittsburgh.
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New muni and taxable muni issuance was easily absorbed as yields rose off of the record lows they landed last week.
February 5 -
The municipal market has been on a tear in terms of fundamentals and technicals that are driving the market and there isn’t much in the near-term likely to stymie that tone.
February 4 -
Thanks to the taxable tear, the municipal market saw the third highest volume for the month of January in the past 10 years.
January 31 -
It was a record day in the market in a couple of different ways, as yields descended further to new record lows on both the 10- and 30-year and the market saw the lowest yield ever for a century bond.
January 30 -
Daryl Clements, portfolio manager at AllianceBernstein, breaks down what trends from 2019 will carry into 2020 and those that might emerge in the new year. Hosted by Aaron Weitzman.
January 30 -
Despite tax-exempts being expensive, strong technicals are likely to extend into February.
January 29 -
Debate over taxables, climate, ESG, possible infrastructure bill hang over 2020.
January 28 -
The muni market strengthened, following treasuries, as yields continued to drop.
January 27 -
With demand at an all-time high and record inflows that is continuing to come into the market, one would think there would be more issuance.
January 24 -
A mixture of taxable and tax-exempt deals priced into a market flush with cash. Muni yields continued to descend, as they moved three basis points lower today.
January 23