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"This week's rate volatility made muni trading challenging as Treasury rates have been moving up and down abruptly on the back of inflation releases and tariff news," said Barclays strategist Mikhail Foux.
February 14
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Sweetwater Union High's rocket-fast transformation from an accounting practices bad apple to ratings upgrades and positive outlooks is expected to boost its bond program.
February 14
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Investors added $238.5 million to municipal bond mutual funds in the week ending Wednesday, following $1.124 billion of inflows the prior week, according to LSEG Lipper data.
February 13
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As Congress begins hammering out the budget resolutions that will shape the country's fiscal future, muni lobbyists double down on efforts to keep the tax-exemption in place.
February 13
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The legislation comes as the municipal market industry fends off threats to tax-exempt municipal bonds.
February 13
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Portfolio managers seem more sanguine about threats to the tax exemption from Congress.
February 13
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Inflation is front and center this week, with the consumer price index report released on Wednesday and the producer price index on Thursday.
February 12
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Municipals were cut up to four basis points, depending on the scale, while UST yields rose up to four basis points out long.
February 11
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BlackRock's move comes as money continues to flow out of muni mutual funds into ETFs and SMAs.
February 11
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Munis continue to outpace USTs as ratios on the front end continue to richen relative to USTs, Jason Wong said.
February 10
