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Muni Bonds News and Perspectives
Below are bond market commentaries, strategies and analyses written by our municipal bond specialists. They are listed by date.
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Rising Wealth and Its Impact on Muni Bonds
Wealth is rising in the United States, could a surge of interest in municipal bonds follow? IRS data showed adjusted gross income increased by $2.2 trillion,...
Individual Investors Swelling Muni Market
The municipal bond market grew in the fourth quarter of 2023, and individual investors led the charge, according to Federal Reserve Board figures. The market...
State of Issuers Aids Robust Muni Market
States benefited mightily from federal pandemic aid and better-than-expected revenue, but how will they fare as relief funds wind down and revenue slows?...
The Strangest Part of the Inflation Report
We were caught off guard after the hotter-than-expected inflation report last week. Not that equities fell and there was a selloff in bonds. That was...
What is the Economy Telling Muni Bond Investors?
Have you tried to figure out what’s in store for the economy? It’s an exercise many attempt but few, if any, succeed. Worse, for municipal bond investors, it...
Muni Bond Insurance Rises, Delighting Investors, Issuers
Municipal bond insurance grew 10.4% last year and reached its highest level in 15 years, lifting both issuers and investors. The two biggest municipal bond...
Message to Municipal Bond Investors
If watching bond market yields made you dizzy in 2023, we understand. At the beginning of last year, the benchmark 10-year Treasury yield was at 3.87%. It...
Maximizing Muni Yields in 2024
Can looking back this year help investors move forward in 2024? We think it can. Several months ago, we sounded a warning on what might happen to investors...
Munis Soaring as Year-End Nears
Although it’s as difficult as ever to know where the economy is headed, one thing is clear: Municipal bonds are on a tear. Prices, which move in the opposite...
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