Monday, March 8, 2010

Treasuries Replace Munis as Brown Brothers Sees Value (Update3)

Muni bonds are losing favor as state and local governments raise taxes to fund the record $18.5 billion in budget gaps estimated in a National Governor’s Association survey.

Local municipalities have big budget holes to fill; some of these holes are "Greece-like" in size. The fact that no one wants to talk about it doesn't mean that the problems go away.

Source: bloomberg.com

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