The coming collapse of the municipal bond market

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creditwritedowns.com - 11/5/2009

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Why aren’t more municipal bonds being downgraded by the ratings agencies Fitch, Moody’s and S&P? If you look at sovereign debt in revenue-constrained countries like Greece, Portugal or Ireland , the ratings agencies are issuing warnings. But, states and municipalities are suffering from the ...

blogs.law.harvard.edu - 11/4/2009

The Coming Collapse of the Municipal Bond Market

— blogs.law.harvard.edu — A money manager friend showed me an interesting research report by Frederick J. Sheehan titled “Dark Vision:... The Coming Collapse of the Municipal Bond Market. This is a product of weedenco.com and available only to subscribers, but I will ... (more) The Coming Collapse of the Municipal Bond Market

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