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Rieger Report: Puerto Rico’s Weight on the Muni Market
Puerto Rico remains a puzzle unsolved. The large amount of Puerto Rico debt continues to weigh on the municipal bond market with the heaviest exposure in the high yield (below investment grade) segment. Puerto Rico municipal bonds have over 27.1% market value weight in the S&P Municipal Bond High Yield Index and represent over $26.7billion in market value of bonds in…
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Rieger Report: Puerto Rico – Muni Bond Wealth Destroyer
There is gap between the par amount and market value of Puerto Rico municipal bonds that has now broached over $40billion. While some of this can be accounted for as zero coupon debt, the fall in market value of the S&P Municipal Bond Puerto Rico Index is a startling reminder that credit and political risk can…
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The Rieger Report: 2015 Headwinds & Tailwinds for Municipal Bonds
As we near the end of the first quarter, investment grade tax-exempt bonds tracked in the S&P National AMT-Free Municipal Bond Index have returned 0.93% year-to-date underperforming relative to the over 2% return of the investment grade corporate bond market tracked in the S&P U.S. Investment Grade Corporate Bond Index. High yield bonds are showing similar…
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Uncertainty, a Four Letter Word for the Municipal Bond Market
The uncertainty of the future of Puerto Rico municipal bonds continues to weigh on the municipal bond market. Bonds in the S&P Municipal Bond Puerto Rico Index have settled into an average price of just over 50 cents on the dollar with the low point of 47.27 on July 8th 2014. The index tracks over…
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Late July Muni Minutes
Long-term bonds have posted solid gains thus far in 2014, with rates holding low longer than most expected. The composition of the municipal bond market is heavily weighted with short duration bonds. The looming sentiment of rising rates and inflation has investors focused on reinvestment risk; however, a supply imbalance systemic of voters’ hindrance for…
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