Muni Bonds News and Perspectives

The spotlight is on municipal bonds, have you noticed? With an up-and-down equities market and stinging tax rates, many reporters and pundits are touting the...

Interest rates aren’t going anywhere fast. That was the message from the Federal Open Market Committee. After its two-day meeting Wednesday, the Fed said a...

With muni yields at historic lows, have you heard anyone say they’ll be moving lower? Neither have we. In fact, the decline in yields is what we’ve seen – and...

Feathers are flying amid an especially rancorous political year, but there’s harmony among politicians on at least one important issue: the tax exemption on...

The House passed a bill that would treat municipal bonds as “high-quality liquid assets” under new banking rules. A companion bill is expected to be...

The chairman of a U.S. House committee said legislators will be able to come up with a plan by next month to address Puerto Rico’s fiscal problems. In...

As Puerto Rico’s debt saga unfolds, the rights of individual investors must be recognized. To that end, we have forwarded the following letter to U.S. Speaker...

Puerto Rico paid interest due on its general obligation bonds but diverted cash set aside for its infrastructure bonds, a move insurers deemed as illegal....

Puerto Rico’s electric utility reached an agreement with insurance companies and bondholders to restructure its debt and provide it with an infusion of cash...

We know what many muni investors are thinking: The Fed raised rates, so now municipal bond yields will take off. If that sounds right, we urge you to...