MUB News and Press, iShares National Muni Bond

2024-06-30 13:20:00 ET Summary The first part of the quarter saw a continual rise in overall yields that started at the beginning of the year. Towards the end of April we started to get some more bond-friendly data. What are we doing and why are we doing it? By Joh...

2024-06-28 00:45:00 ET Summary During the second quarter of 2024, the Treasury market experienced heightened volatility as market participants tried to predict when the Federal Reserve would start cutting interest rates. The 10-year Treasury yield fluctuated between a high of 4.70...

2024-06-26 09:32:26 ET Wall Street's major market averages are looking to close out the first half of 2024 this week on a high note, as the Nasdaq Composite ( COMP:IND ), S&P 500 ( SP500 ), and Dow Jones ( DJI ) are all higher on the year by 19.1% , 15.2% , a...

2024-06-23 21:58:07 ET Summary iShares National Muni Bond ETF offers tax-free municipal bond exposure with $37.6 billion in assets under management and a low expense ratio of 0.05%. The ETF has a 30-day SEC yield of 3.49% and potential for capital gains, despite lower one-year and...

2024-06-19 09:15:00 ET Summary Muni bonds have historically provided attractive tax-equivalent yields and lower default rates than traditional investment-grade bonds. Within the muni market, mid-quality muni bonds have outperformed higher-quality muni bonds. The benefit in add...

2024-06-14 13:10:00 ET Summary We maintain a barbell yield curve strategy, but are cognizant that intermediate bonds present more value post-correction. Issuance remained robust and increasingly pressured the market late in the month. We have started to selectively add duratio...

2024-06-13 04:25:00 ET Summary Surprises in the consumer price index diminished rally expectations and turned muni bond market performance negative. Historically, muni performance has tended to be positive in the summer, typically starting in May and lasting through August. Mu...

2024-06-12 09:17:34 ET U.S. Treasury yields tumbled on Wednesday morning, as investors snapped up bonds in reaction to the latest consumer inflation data.... Read the full article on Seeking Alpha For further details see: Treasury yields tumble as cooler CPI data hits

2024-06-10 09:16:18 ET U.S. Treasury yields treaded water early Monday after rocketing higher on Friday following the government's latest employment report, which showed stronger-than-expected job growth in May. In the wake of the recent moves in the U.S. 2-year Treasury yield ( US2Y ) ...

2024-06-07 09:14:10 ET More on iShares National Muni Bond ETF MUB: Aligns With The House View, But We'd Rather Go Zero Credit Risk Seeking Alpha’s Quant Rating on iShares National Muni Bond ETF Dividend scorecard for iShares National Muni Bond ETF Re...