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MUNICIPAL BONDS

Municipal (muni) bonds are a popular investment, particularly for those in high tax brackets since interest income is usually exempt from state and federal income tax. Will the credit crisis will lead to a spike in defaults in this long-stable debt market? This topic stays on top of the rapid changes sweeping the market for debt issued cities or other local governments, or their agencies.

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States Need to Restructure Pension Obligationsmore

Posted By:Jonathan S. Henes The major issue facing states and municipalities is the unsustainability of their defined...

Investors Scramble to Prepare for the Unthinkablemore

Posted By:Binyamin Appelbaum and Eric Dash World markets have behaved until now as if it were inevitable that Congress...

Pimco Sees Commodities Rising, Sticks with Oilmore

Posted By:Reuters Pimco has largely stuck with its positions in the oil market despite the recent slide and expected...

Muni Bonds: Time to Buy?more

Discussing where to find investment opportunities in municipal bonds, with Alexandra Lebenthal, Lebenthal & Co.

Some Munis Can Have Higher Ratings Than US: S&Pmore

Posted By:Reuters Some U.S. states and local governments may retain their coveted AAA ratings despite the fact the...

Correction: CNBC Explainsmore

Posted By:Mark Koba A stock correction may seem like something is getting 'fixed' on Wall Street, but usually it's a...

European Regulators Mull Ban on Short Sellingmore

Posted By:Stephen Castle and Louise Story A European market regulator is considering recommending a temporary ban on...

Alabama County Near Vote on Record Bankruptcy Filingmore

Posted By:Associated Press Leaders in Alabama's most populous county will meet later Thursday to consider filing what...

Rotblut: Bond Allocations Fall to a Five-Month Lowmore

Posted By:Charles Rotblut Stock and stock fund allocations rebounded to a three-month high in the July AAII Asset...

Small Investors Recalibrate After Market Gyrationsmore

Posted By:Julie Creswell Small investors’ faith in the stock market is being tested again, the New York Times reports.

EU Regulators Ban Short-Selling in Some Countriesmore

Posted By:Reuters European market regulators late Thursday announced bans on some short-selling in Belgium, France,...

Muni Bonds: A Dialoguemore

Posted By:John Carney There's no doubt that states and municipalities have taken on more obligations than they can...

Meredith Whitney Feeling Better About Her Muni Callmore

Posted By:Jeff Cox Meredith Whitney is facing a watershed event for her predictions regarding mass municipal defaults...

High Rates in Latin America Attract Bond Investorsmore

Posted By:Natalie Erlich     Read More Topics:Energy Commodities | Metal Commodities | Livestock Commodities |...

UBS Settles With US in Municipal Bond Casemore

Posted By:Reuters UBS acknowledged that its former employees in its municipal bond reinvestment desk broke the law, and...

Greater China Daybook: China May Buy More Europe Bonds; Chalco Profit ...more

China is open to buying more bonds of indebted euro-area nations as part of a strategy to bolster the European Union...

Toward a Better Model of Muni Defaultsmore

Posted By:John Carney I’ve said over and over again that municipal bond experts do not have a good model for predicting...

Beware the Expertsmore

Posted By:John Carney Experts in finance are probably some of the most dangerous people in the world when it comes to...

A $20 Billion Muni Problem?more

Posted By:John Carney A new paper from Rockfleet Financial argues that claims that municipal debt investors will incur...

Will Small Investors Get Lured Into Munis?more

Posted By:John Carney A Senate proposal might make municipal bonds more attractive to investors in lower-income...

Black Swans and Muni Bondsmore

Posted By:John Carney The municipal debt market held steady Monday morning while Treasuries sold off after Standard...

'Great Opportunities' Exist Within Muni Bonds: Portfolio Managermore

Posted By:Gennine Kelly Despite the concern and fear over credit conditions within the municipal bond market, great...

Goldman Sachs More Than Doubled Muni Exposure in 2010more

Posted By:John Carney Goldman Sachs' trading desks owned nearly twice as much municipal debt at the end of 2010 as they...

Hunt for Yield: How Fed Pushes Investors Into Risky Assetsmore

Posted By:Kayla Tausche The Fed's monetary easing has caused a domino effect in the markets: As investors crowd into...

Uh-Oh! Muni Salesman Are Fighting 'Gloom'more

Posted By:John Carney Is there anything scarier than salesmen who start claiming that attention to the flaws in their...

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