Muni Bonds News and Perspectives

Despite the recent economic downturn, the vast majority of public finance ratings have remained stable, according to a newly issued report by Moody’s...

A lot has changed in 10 years, but for municipal bond investors who eschewed sitting on the sidelines waiting for interest rates to rise, it's been a fruitful...

The one-year reprieve for Washington, D.C. muni bondholders is in jeopardy again. With just hours to go before the D.C. Council’s summer recess, Mayor Vincent...

Invariably, it is the market that determines the value of a security, not a rating agency. That was made clear today as Treasury bond prices soared and yields...

Remember the poster child that many pundits liked to point to as a harbinger of municipal finance Armageddon? It looks like they'll have to find another...

Municipal bond investors in Washington, D.C. were granted a one-year reprieve from a tax on out-of-state bonds. During debate on its budget last month, the...

The muni bond market had its strongest quarter in almost two years. Municipal bonds gained 4.45% in the second quarter, the strongest performance for munis...

Tobacco bonds have garnered a great deal of press following a widespread S&P downgrade and more recently a dispute between the states and participating...

As lawmakers tighten their belts, muni issuance is shrinking. For an investment, subject to the laws of supply and demand, that can mean only one thing: The...

About the time the world was supposed to end, the municipal bond market was supposed to collapse. At least those were the predictions of some self-styled...