Markets

Munis exercised a run-of-the-mill pattern this week as tax-exempts followed the broader rally in Treasuries at a lag.

Tax-free money market funds are back in positive territory this week after regaining nearly all of what they lost last week.

Municipal bond yields are at or near all-time lows, but it's no thanks to muni mutual funds.

Despite a Labor Day holiday-shortened week, the municipal market could see new issuance almost double from last week.

Outflows continued among tax-exempt money market funds this week as investors withdrew $1.72 billion and total net assets declined to $295.25 billion in the week ended Aug. 29, according to the Money Fund Report, a service of iMoneyNet.com.

Municipal investors were on the sidelines this week, perplexed and uncertain about what their next move should be.

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