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Inflows continued with the Investment Company Institute reporting investors added $2.083 billion to mutual funds in the week ending Jan. 18, after $1.982 billion of inflows the previous week.
January 25 -
The 2023 "January effect" seems to be "displaying typical behavior given relatively thin issuance this month and demand patterns that have been buoyed by four of six reinvestment needs," said Jeff Lipton, managing director of credit research at Oppenheimer Inc.
January 24 -
The Federal Reserve's quantitative-tightening program risks being propelled toward an early end as U.S. politicians bicker in Washington over raising the national debt limit, according to some economists and bond market participants.
January 24 -
For the first time in several weeks, munis last week outperformed "by a wide margin and across the entirety of the yield curve," said Eric Kazatsky, head of municipal strategy at Bloomberg Intelligence.
January 23 -
Investors will be greeted Monday with a new-issue calendar estimated at $5.520 billion.
January 20 -
The primary "pumped new life into an already-firm market with a lower yield range being established," said Kim Olsan, senior vice president of municipal bond trading at FHN Financial.
January 19 -
Inflows returned, with the Investment Company Institute reporting investors added $1.982 billion to mutual funds in the week ending Jan. 11, after $3.157 billion of outflows the previous week.
January 18 -
While the legislation heading to Gov. J.B. Pritzker's desk will not affect CPS' rating in the short-term, the district's ability to manage labor conflict could affect credit quality over time, Fitch said.
January 18 -
Demand for muni bonds has slowly started make a comeback, with Jason Wong, vice president of municipals at AmeriVet Securities, saying, "this demand is a welcome sign to the tax-exempt sector as rising yields pushed investors to the sidelines."
January 17 -
Moody's downgraded St. Mary's College of California to Baa3 with a negative outlook, affecting $53 million in debt issued through the California
January 17