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Muni Bond Issuance Up in 2001.(long-term municipal bonds)(Brief Article)

Government Finance Review

| June 01, 2001 | COPYRIGHT 2001 Government Finance Officers Association. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

An exponential increase in refunding activity fueled by lower interest rates pushed long-term municipal bond volume up by 43.5 percent in the first quarter of 2001. Total issuance volume was $58.4. billion, compared to $40.7 billion in the same period last year. The overall surge in issuance was driven by falling interest rates that sent issuers scrambling to refinance higher interest ...

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