FSMB News and Press, First Trust Short Duration Managed Municipal From 05/12/25

2025-05-12 05:22:00 ET Stock Traders Daily has produced this trading report using a proprietary method.  This methodology seeks to optimize the entry and exit levels to maximize results and limit risk, and it is also applied to Index options, ETFs, and futures for our subscribers. This...

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...

2025-04-22 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...

2025-04-17 07:30:00 ET Summary Higher-than-anticipated tariff increases weighed heavily on municipal market sentiment. Seasonal supply-and-demand dynamics were further challenged by outflows. Most municipals are based upon domestic revenue that is less impacted by tariffs. ...

2025-04-12 00:05:00 ET Summary Rising uncertainty related to escalating trade tensions fueled investor anxiety during March, sending risky assets lower in a flight to quality. Multiple measures of consumer and business sentiment collapsed during the month, highlighting the potenti...

2025-04-10 04:55:00 ET Summary Q1 2025 saw yields on US Treasuries rise at the start of the year with the anticipation of Trump’s inauguration and the expectation for greater spending and for higher potential inflation pushing yields higher in early January. After the initi...

2025-04-10 04:10:00 ET Summary The events of the quarter include DOGE and tariff actions, the reassessing of and halting of subsidies, and the functioning and funding of major spending programs, among many other changes from Trump 2.0 that will challenge municipalities. Trump 2.0 ...

2025-04-08 08:43:00 ET Summary The Bloomberg Municipal Bond Index is yielding 3.85%, or a 6.5% tax-equivalent yield. We see value in the muni market, given current valuations and market technicals, but we continue to monitor developments related to the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. W...