Regional Business and Economics Newspaper
November 2008
The bonds of debt
The recent financial crisis blew a hole in the municipal bond market. But it has been shifting for more than a year.
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Annual Reports
fedgazetteMore on Municipal Bonding
- Auction-rate fireworks: Ooh, aah, ouch
Once a useful and sophisticated tool for cheap financing, issuers discover the dark side of more exotic bonds [PDF]
- A question of credit
The credit enhancement market is in flux, which leads to some navel gazing over municipal bond offerings [PDF]
- Municipal Bond Debt: Dollars Outstanding per Capita and Percent Insured, Feb. 27, 2008
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Ninth District Features
- The second garage
Robust growth in self-storage space has slowed, but the district outlook calls for further expansion [PDF]
- Talking turkey
Raising turkeys is big business in the district, but high feed prices threaten growth [PDF]
- CRP: Green if good, but more green is preferred
Conservation Reserve Program is losing ground, but intent on enrolling more environmentally sensitive land [PDF]
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