UPDATE 2-Muni bond year-to-date issuance highest since 2005

Story date: 2007-10-01 03:18:00
Added on: 2007-10-01 18:00:21

Reuters - Tax-exempt bond sales hit an all-time high of $408 billion in 2005 as state and local governments rushed to refinance their outstanding debt at lower interest rates. If the current growth rate persists, municipal bond issuance could break that ...


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