Christine Albano is a reporter in the Investor’s & Investing beat, which she has covered for the past two decades. She has a wide range of buy side sources in the municipal market and has covered trends affecting retail investors, institutions, municipal mutual funds, tax-exempt money market funds, and the high-yield beat. She has also written about some of the industry’s biggest issues, such as historic defaults in Orange County, Calif., Puerto Rico, and Jefferson County, Ala., as well as the collapse of the variable-rate demand market. In addition, she reported on the subsequent 2008 financial crisis, and the death of municipal bond pioneer Jim Lebenthal. She provided next day coverage of the impact on the municipal bond market of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, and recently interviewed The Vanguard Group Inc. founder, former chief executive officer, and investment guru John C. Bogle about the best investing advice for the municipal market.
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Municipals finished weaker on Tuesday amid Treasury weakness and equity strength.
June 16 -
New York, Texas and Pennsylvania issues headline the new-issue slate.
By Chip BarnettJune 12 -
Yields on the long end of the curve dropped as much as seven basis points while very short yields rose.
By Chip BarnettJune 11 -
Asset managers maintain key strategies, but take advantage of post-pandemic opportunities amid overall stabilization.
June 11 -
The market looks forward to Thursday's $3.3 billion note deal from DASNY after handling a sizable calendar Wednesday.
By Chip BarnettJune 10 -
New deals thrive and inflows continue as Lipper reports $1.2 billion into municipal bond mutual funds.
By Chip BarnettJune 4 -
Primary market deals generated strong demand, and municipals were little changed in secondary trading.
June 3 -
The fragility of the economy amid protests and the continuing coronavirus threats have dealers unloading some risk.
By Lynne FunkJune 2 -
Tightening spreads and low yields ended the month as demand for municipal bonds is expected to overwhelm $6 billion in volume heading to the primary.
By Lynne FunkMay 29 -
Municipal to U.S. Treasury ratios have been a focus for many participants of late. Historically attractive ratios, low supply, and continued fund inflows are creating some strength in the municipal market.
By Lynne FunkMay 28