Muni Bonds News and Perspectives

Despite a tough economy, debt service for state-issued bonds will be paid on time in the next fiscal year, according to a new report by Moody’s Investors...

In our recent commentary, "Avoid Headline Hysteria", we discussed the financial “gurus” who gaze into their consistently cloudy crystal balls and continue to...

By all accounts, the new taxable municipal bond program known as “Build America Bonds” (BABs) has been an enormous success. However, as with any new program,...

They're back. In January of this year, a consensus of economists and financial pundits were issuing dire warnings of the imminent, inflation-induced,...

As promised, the Securities & Exchange Commission is initiating a comprehensive analysis of the municipal bond market. The SEC says it will conduct field...

With credit-rating agencies under fire for their role in the global financial meltdown, can investors trust their ratings of municipal bonds? We've been asked...

PBS 'Nightly Business Report' talks to Klotz on bonds.

Fitch Ratings has followed Moody's and will change the way it rates municipal bonds. As a result, thousands of munis are expected to receive a bump up in...

Moody’s Investors Service said it will change the way it rates state and local bonds to bring it in line with the way it assesses comparable corporate...

If you see something big and round hanging over our nation's capital, it's likely you've spotted the trial balloon being floated by two senators who, in their...