Summary: JR interviews John Mclean founder of American County Review about the depth of data they collect on state and local governments and the ESG ratings they have created for municipal issuers.
Date of production: May 19, 2020
Summary: Longtime municipal bond analyst and industry leader John Hallacy, provides his insights into the current muni market challenges.
Date of production: May 18, 2020
Summary: JR reviews trades of high yield bonds and finds something lacking.
Publication: Debtwire
Date of publication: April 23, 2020
Summary: Outflows show investor sentiment for munis shifted so far in April, even with that trend, munis remain relatively attractive on the short end of the curve.
Summary: March 2020 markets push munis cheaper side relative to U.S. Treasuries yields.
Summary: JR Rieger of the Rieger Report shares how the Coronavirus pandemic is impacting municipal bonds and which sectors to avoid. He also weighs in on liquidity and investing in individual bonds vs. ETFs.
Date of production: March 20, 2020
Summary: Major shifts in fund flows over the last 5 days reflect RO/RO market shift away from risk.
Summary: JR identifies bond fund outflows stinging the municipal bond market.
Publication: The Bond Buyer
Date of publication: March 19, 2020
Summary: Disorderly markets cause dislocation in bond ETF prices v. NAVs. JR provides his perspective.
… More Rieger Report®: Dystopia; Bond ETF Share Prices Dislocate from NAVs
Summary: The Coronavirus driven market has significantly altered demand for municipal bonds.
… More Rieger Report®: Municipal Bonds in this “Dystopian” Market
