FMB News and Press, First Trust Managed Municipal ETF From 06/04/25

2025-06-04 03:20:00 ET Summary The municipal bond market is anything but static. One way the market changes is the shape of the curve. Being able to take advantage of changes in the yield-curve shape is just one of many reasons why an active and flexible investment approach ca...

2025-05-28 20:15:00 ET Summary The Moody’s downgrade of the US rating to Aa1 from Aaa had a ripple effect through the bond markets, in the form of downgraded credits. In some respects, the downgrade was a nonevent because the US had already lost its S&P (2011) and Fitch...

2025-05-22 15:25:26 ET More on First Trust Managed Municipal ETF Seeking Alpha’s Quant Rating on First Trust Managed Municipal ETF Dividend scorecard for First Trust Managed Municipal ETF Read the full article on Seeking Alpha For further details see: ...

2025-05-15 08:59:00 ET Summary Despite policy uncertainty, municipal bonds continue to offer compelling yields and experience strong investor demand, making them an attractive tax-advantaged income option in today’s market. Net flows remain solid: municipal bond ETFs saw $2...

2025-05-15 07:03:00 ET Summary Financial markets weathered pronounced volatility during April after the White House announced reciprocal tariffs against global trading partners. Credit spreads widened as equity prices fell. High-yield corporate bonds felt the brunt of this as mark...

2025-05-09 05:50:00 ET Summary Tariff concerns spurred historic volatility and negative total returns in April. Challenged supply-and-demand dynamics and constrained liquidity acted as a considerable drag. We see favorable opportunities at today’s adjusted absolute and ...

2025-04-29 06:50:00 ET Summary The recent muni market selloff we are calling 'T cubed' – taxation, tariffs, and Trump talk. The most recent muni selloff occurred this March and April. Tariff talk-related uncertainties created tremendous volatility in both equity and bon...

2025-04-24 08:52:00 ET Summary Markets are grappling with the competing forces of inflation resilience and growth risk, as the Fed balances its dual mandate. Tariff actions have introduced a stagflationary tilt to the outlook, prompting steepening in the U.S. yield curve and renewed f...

2025-04-23 09:31:02 ET More on First Trust Managed Municipal ETF Seeking Alpha’s Quant Rating on First Trust Managed Municipal ETF Dividend scorecard for First Trust Managed Municipal ETF Read the full article on Seeking Alpha For further details see: ...

2025-04-22 06:45:00 ET Summary Repealing the tax exemption for municipal bonds seems to come up for debate every few years. The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 limited the State and Local Tax (SALT) deduction to $10,000, and there are negotiations underway to increase that. Mark...