MUST News and Press, Columbia Multi-Sector Municipal Income From 08/19/23

2023-08-19 02:07:00 ET Summary Muni fund flows recently turned positive, prompting investors to wonder whether it’s the start of a muni bull market. With low issuance and proceeds from calls,* maturities, and coupons reentering the market, summer technicals are at play. ...

2023-08-15 01:00:00 ET Summary Demand outpaced supply and prompted strong absolute and relative performance. Rich valuations and waning seasonal trends warrant some near-term caution going forward. Any prolonged weakness would offer opportunity to add duration and lock in attr...

2023-08-11 21:35:00 ET Summary Flagging office occupancy rates have municipal bond investors concerned. But US cities have more than one card to play in the revenue game. With talk of downtown death spirals, some municipal bond investors fear that declining office occupancy - ...

2023-08-11 08:00:00 ET Summary On August 1st, Fitch downgraded the U.S. credit rating from AAA to AA+. Current ratings of the U.S. now stand at AAA by Moody’s, AA+ by S&P (who downgraded the U.S. in 2011), and Fitch at AA+. The federal government’s strengths ...

2023-08-08 01:48:00 ET Summary Continued economic growth despite the rate hikes led to a resumption of growth in the stock market. The pace of downtown recovery is not following a one-size-fits-all formula. The majority of muni bonds in the Moody's study have an average rating...

2023-08-04 14:41:54 ET Columbia Multi-Sector Municipal Income ETF ( NYSEARCA: MUST ) - $0.0460 . Payable Aug 07; for shareholders of record Aug 02; ex-div Aug 01. For further details see: Columbia Multi-Sector Municipal Income ETF declares monthly distribution of...

2023-08-01 04:58:00 ET Summary In the second half of 2023, investors will likely face a theme of “resistance,” with equity valuations elevated, earnings facing headwinds and the Fed trying to cool off the job market. By 2024, we think resistance will give way to “...

2023-07-25 04:41:00 ET Summary Bottom-up municipal research can often help find clarity amid negative sector news. More broadly, we remain constructive on municipal credit across the U.S., given the sector’s overall financial strength and its ability to withstand an economi...

2023-07-22 05:13:00 ET Summary The Federal Reserve has tightened monetary policy significantly over the first half of this year, with a high likelihood of another 25-basis-point hike in the federal funds rate at the end of July. Until now, market agents have mostly ignored politic...

2023-07-22 03:05:00 ET Summary Overall muni markets are off to a pretty strong start, returning 2.7% roughly year to date. As the Fed continues to enter into the late stages of their tightening cycle, how should investors think about duration positioning in today’s environm...