DMB News and Press, Dreyfus Municipal Bond Infrastructure Fund Inc. From 07/27/20

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There's no way to overstate just how much the COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted our daily lives and the broader economy - and the municipal market is no exception. To take stock of where the muni market is now and what we should look for going forward, we turned to Baird Municipal Analyst Mike S...

Of all of the Fixed-Income markets, Municipals are the most disjointed. Yes, there are some large state issues, where liquidity can be found, but there are also very small issues, from small municipalities, that are not only general obligation bonds but also revenue bonds from school districts...

Municipal Market Overview We have made no secret that the municipal bond sector is one of our favorites. It has been hard to feel confident in this space in the last couple of months due to both liquidity concerns at the outset and credit concerns more recently. Munis were hit by the thoug...

I make no political comment. None, as in Zero. My attention is fully focused on the markets and what is driving them, as we proceed through our hectic summer. It is clear to me, in this pursuit, that certain actions are pushing the markets one way and another, fiercely, depending upon the surg...

BNY Mellon Municipal Bond Infrastructure Fund (NYSE: DMB ) declares $0.053/share monthly dividend , in line with previous. Forward yield 4.85% Payable Aug. 3; for shareholders of record July 20; ex-div July 17. See DMB Dividend Scorecard, Yield Chart, & Dividend Growth. Mor...

By John R. Mousseau, CFA As we come to the end of the second quarter of 2020, the pandemic is still with us, with cases are rising in the South and the West in a resurgence of the virus, amid further issues involving social unrest. Today, we take a look at the tax-free municipal bond marke...

By Nicholas Bucklin, CFA, Vice President, Portfolio Manager, Franklin Templeton Fixed Income; Daniel Workman, CFA, Vice President, Portfolio Manager Franklin Templeton Fixed Income In the municipal bond market, the issuance of green bonds has provided an attractive solution for investors ...

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By Daryl Clements Caught in the COVID-19 economic downdraft, the municipal market suffered unprecedented volatility in March. Since then, however, demand for higher-grade municipal bonds has soared, driving the Bloomberg Barclays AAA Municipal Index up 11% between its March 23 low and May ...