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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.

Municipal Bonds is part of Business Exchange, suggested by Suzanne Woolley. This topic contains 1,366 news and 3,228 blog items. Read updated news, blogs, and resources about Municipal Bonds. Find user-submitted articles and reactions on Municipal Bonds from like-minded professionals.

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Wall Street Revamps Credit-Default Swaps For Municipal Bondsmore

… derivatives work as hedges for municipal bonds. The transformation, known by the … opportunity and risks in the muni...

SEC Issues Risk Alert on Strengthening Practices for Underwriting of M...more

… the Official Statements describing the municipal bond offering. OCIE staff Dan Gregus … (OIEA) describes the...

Muni bonds: Should widows and orphans flee?more

… of all, municipal bonds, turned into a star. Long-term muni bond funds are up …

Detroit City Council to Consider Proposed State Pactmore

Posted By:Reuters The Detroit City Council will see a draft on Thursday of the proposed agreement with the state of...

Exchange-Traded Notes—CNBC Explainsmore

Posted By:Mark Koba Exchange-traded notes, or ETN's are a relatively new type of investment, but growing in popularity.

Squeeze on Local Finances?more

Has there been too much build-up over positive economic data, and what it means for muni bonds, with Tom Porcelli and...

How Fixed-Income ETF Investors Can Hedge Their Betsmore

Posted By:Mark McLaughlin, ETFs broadly covering bonds in the major taxable and tax-exempt asset classes, plus exposure...

Middle Class Getting Pushed Out of Banking: Whitneymore

Posted By:Jeff Cox Excessive regulation of financial institutions is squeezing out middle-class consumers who soon will...

California Cities Scramble to Avert Insolvency more

Posted By:Reuters When the city of Stockton, Calif., announced it would skip some bond payments and enter talks with...

Pennsylvania's Harrisburg to Skip Two Debt Paymentsmore

Posted By:Reuters Pennsylvania's distressed capital city, Harrisburg, will skip $5.3 million of debt payments due next...

Greek Crisis Raises New Fears Over Credit-Default Swapsmore

Posted By:Peter Eavis Greece’s debt restructuring is dragging credit-default swaps back into the spotlight.

Invest in Puerto Rico?more

Posted By:Lee Brodie Given the commonwealth's economic troubles, does it make sense to buy Puerto Rico’s bonds?    Read...

Jefferson County Approved for Largest Muni Bankruptcymore

Posted By:Reuters A federal judge ruled that Jefferson County, Alabama is eligible for Chapter 9 bankruptcy protection...

Gasoline ETF Rallies as Pump Prices Surgemore

Posted By:Karina Frayter United States Gasoline Fund — the only ETF offering exposure to gasoline — is up almost 23...

Zions Direct Announces Municipal Bond Auction Results Through March 16...more

… its customers to purchase municipal bonds in its daily web-based … 16, 2012, investors purchasing municipal bonds in...

Muni Bonds: Most Loved to Most Hatedmore

… unusually large inflow of investors, Muni Bonds tanked. How could they go … Whitney called for all the municipal...

Anchorage Municipal Bonds 2012more

… be voting on is the municipal bonds. Propositions 2, 3, and 4 …

How To Play For A Short Term Bounce In Muni Bond CEF Pricesmore

… 12, you would find most muni bond CEFs were over valued and … morning of March 19, most muni bond CEFs fell even...

Municipal Bonds Aren't Just for the Rich Anymoremore

… harder for them. How Muni Bonds Work Municipal bonds look a lot like other … %, muni bonds let investors keep every...

Zions Direct Announces Municipal Bond Auction Results Through March 23...more

… its customers to purchase municipal bonds in its daily web-based … 23, 2012, investors purchasing municipal bonds in...

Town issues $14 million top-rated Triple A municipal bonds at lowest r...more

… successfully issued $14 million in municipal bonds Thursday at a rate of …

SEC Issues Risk Alert On Strengthening Practices For Underwriting Of M...more

… to help educate investors about municipal bonds. The alert issued by the … the Official Statements describing the...

Muni Bonds Look Too Rich to Buy Nowmore

By Michael Aneiro Muni bonds rallied through the first two … demand combined with a light municipal bond calendar,...

Pimco readying a pair of muni bond fundsmore

… enthusiasm with two new municipal bond funds, pending approval … a national intermediate-term municipal bond fund,...

States Need to Restructure Pension Obligationsmore

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

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