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Munis and USTs both received a boost from news of a possible peace deal with Iran.

Munis and USTs both received a boost from news of a possible peace deal with Iran.

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Spoiler alert: Not much. What makes a May Friday a relative oddity is that it was just the first time in 2020 the 30-year UST ended the day unchanged, the second longest span of continuous yield activity since the U.S. government began benchmarking maturities in the late 1970s.

Andrew Kalotay says taxpayers would have come out half a billion ahead had the issuer waited out the call date instead of refunding their exempt bonds with taxable paper for 14 transactions between 2018 and 2020.
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Issuers routinely refund 5% bonds in year 10, and the resulting savings can be significant. It is notable that although refunding is typically associated with declining interest rates, 5% bonds are refunded even if rates rise.

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