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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Vice President, Municipal Credit Analyst, AllianceBernstein
October 2 -
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This week's deals from Dasny and N.J. Transportation may benefit from pent-up demand.
October 1 -
Municipal market participants are awaiting a big deal from the Garden State.
By Chip BarnettOctober 1 -
Municipal yields strengthened for maturities beyond three years, even though President Trump expressed concern.
By Chip BarnettSeptember 27 -
Indications of a more hawkish sentiment at the Fed may continue to pressure tax-exempt yields higher, particularly on the short end of the curve.
September 26 -
With the Federal Open Market Committee meeting, activity was at a minimum in the municipal bond market on Wednesday.
September 26 -
Wisconsin sold the biggest deal of the week as investors remained wary ahead of the FOMC meeting.
September 25 -
The biggest deal of the week came to market on Tuesday as Wiscon sold general obligation bonds.
By Chip BarnettSeptember 25 -
The intermediate and long end has moved cheaper, creating an opportunity to add some yield to muni portfolios, says Triangle Park's J.R. Rieger.
September 24