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http://blog.bondbuyer.com/bondbuyer/date/20080721 Monday July 21, 2008

Calif. Market Close: Tax-Exempts Finish Flat

The California municipal market was largely unchanged today.
“It’s quiet, but there’s some retail business getting done,” a trader in San Francisco said. “But it’s pretty much flat on the day. Just hanging in there.”
To read the column in its entirety, go to The Bond Buyer web site.
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Posted by gsiegel [Today's BB Highlights] ( July 21, 2008 04:27 PM ) Permalink | Comments[0]

Market Close: Munis End Largely Unch

The municipal market was largely unchanged today.
“It’s very, very quiet, you have a pretty decent calendar, so everyone’s just waiting to see how that’s moving through the system and will get priced,” a trader in Chicago said. “It was a little weaker this morning, but now it just seems like everybody is waiting.”
To read the column in its entirety, go to The Bond Buyer web site.
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Posted by gsiegel [Today's BB Highlights] ( July 21, 2008 04:21 PM ) Permalink | Comments[0]

Market Post: Munis Largely Unch in Afternoon Trade

The municipal market was largely unchanged today.
“It’s very, very quiet, you have a pretty decent calendar, so everyone’s just waiting to see how that’s moving through the system and will get priced,” a trader in Chicago said. “It was a little weaker this morning, but now it just seems like everybody is waiting.”
To read the column in its entirety, go to The Bond Buyer web site.
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Posted by gsiegel [Today's BB Highlights] ( July 21, 2008 01:46 PM ) Permalink | Comments[0]

Market Post: Munis Slightly Weaker in Morning Trade

The municipal market was slightly weaker this morning.
“It’s really, really slow, very few bid-sides,” a trader in New Jersey said. “Probably off three or four in some spots, there is really just no bid-side at all.”
To read the column in its entirety, go to The Bond Buyer web site.
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Posted by gsiegel [Today's BB Highlights] ( July 21, 2008 10:55 AM ) Permalink | Comments[0]