by John Hallacy | Oct 5, 2023 | Articles
Reputation Intact This month has amply demonstrated that September is one of the worst months of the year for markets. Equity markets are well below the highs of the Summer with the Dow Jones Index below 34,000. Rates reached new highs earlier in the week and have...
by John Hallacy | Sep 13, 2023 | Articles
Market Hindrances In attempting to glean some truisms about where the municipal market is leading there are several potential hindrances that need to reach some resolutions or perhaps there will be none. The Fed continues to be first and foremost with what the actions...
by John Hallacy | Sep 13, 2023 | Articles
Course Correction We have been anticipating a turn in the market for some time. While you are out in the boat coming about, the course correction for the market has arrived. The ten-year Treasury bond attained the level of 4.30% yesterday while settling down today to...
by John Hallacy | Aug 3, 2023 | Articles
Two Lower Ratings When an entity has two out of three ratings in the highest rating category the credit is still considered to have exemplary characteristics. When a change occurs and there are two ratings in the AA category and one rating remains at AAA, some of the...
by John Hallacy | Jul 8, 2023 | Articles
Pronounced Trends We have been awaiting the numbers from the first half to validate what we already know. Volume for the half was just a tad under $175 billion for a decline of 19.9%. A range of $350 to $375 billion for the full year is most probable at this point...
by John Hallacy | Jun 6, 2023 | Articles
Issuance Waiting Game Now that you have taken some gains in your AI focused equities, there always remains the consideration of where to reinvest the gains. Municipals are always a good option. The challenge is the new issue market is not minting as much supply as it...
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