Municipal Bonds - April 2019 Highlights

Leveraging our Price Viewer portal, IHS Markit's Tozar Gandhi has highlighted the following April 2019 observations of the Municipal Bonds Market, including a year to date look at the 10 and 30-year Muni AAA, rallies in Puerto Rico General Obligations, PREPA and First Energy bonds, and a view of the Virgin Trains USA Passenger bonds issued at the start of the month.

Municipal Bonds YTD

• Municipal bonds continue to rally in 2019
  
  
• 10 year AAA yield compressed
  • 2.31% on January 1, 2019
  • 1.92% on April 22, 2019
• The 10 Year Muni/Treasury Ratio reduced
  • 84.86% on January 1, 2019
  • 74.13% on April 22, 2019
• 30 year AAA yield compressed
  • 3.05% on January 1, 2019
  • 2.67% on April 22, 2019
• The 30 Year Muni/Treasury Ratio reduced
  • 100.41% on January 1, 2019
  • 89.30% on April 22, 2019

8% Puerto Rico General Obligation bonds due in 2035 rallied in April 2019

• $51.25 on March 29 2019
• $54.75 on April 22 2019

PREPA bonds rally

• $71.5 on March 29 2019
• $80.5 on April 22 2019

First Energy bonds rally in April 2019

$1.75 billion Virgin Trains USA Passenger bonds issued at the beginning of April 2019

Municipal Bond Pricing Data

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