Lynne Funk is Executive Editor at The Bond Buyer. She leads markets coverage, is The Bond Buyer's Arizent Research Team liaison and contributes to Bond Buyer Conferences, Leaders and podcasts. Lynne previously worked on policy and markets at Municipal Market Analytics and in the Policy and Public Advocacy at the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association.
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Markets took the news that it will soon be appropriate to increase the Fed funds target rate at a slower pace as good news.
By Lynne FunkNovember 23 -
Nathaniel Singer, who has nearly four decades of experience in municipal derivatives and advisory space, has joined PFM.
By Lynne FunkNovember 18 -
The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act provides billions in grants for state and local governments. The challenge now is how quickly and effectively they can spend it amid an inflation–fueled rising–rate environment.
By Lynne FunkNovember 14 -
Colleagues and competitors alike note his underwriting experience is unparalleled in the industry.
By Lynne FunkOctober 31 -
The plan reduces HTA's $6.4 billion of total claims by more than 80% and saves Puerto Rico more than $3 billion in debt service payments, the Oversight Board said.
By Lynne FunkOctober 13 -
While October is typically a busy issuance month, 2022 is not shaping up to be as more issuers are sidelined by volatility. The primary market will see another light calendar in the holiday-shortened week.
By Lynne FunkOctober 7 -
U.S. Treasuries saw more losses and municipal to UST ratios fell on the day's moves with the long bond valuation below 100%.
By Lynne FunkOctober 6 -
Steve Genyk, head of middle markets, will assume leadership of the public finance team on an interim basis, the firm said.
By Lynne FunkOctober 6 -
Bids wanteds are on the rise, but a constructive secondary market showed a steady to firmer market in the past two sessions. ICI's latest outflows figure is the highest since June.
October 5 -
Elevated secondary selling pressure on Tuesday forced more losses. Triple-A yields rose by as many as seven to eight basis points across the curve, moving the entire triple-A curve above 3% and the 30-year a dozen basis points shy of 4%.
By Lynne FunkSeptember 27