Columbia Threadneedle Fixed-Income Monitor: May 2025

May 15, 2025 07:03:00 am

Source: SeekingAlpha

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 markets reevaluated the risk of recession stemming from escalating trade tensions.
Municipal bond market performance diverged from U.S. Treasuries. The combination of outflows, new issuance and elevated interest rate volatility pushed yields on investment-grade-rated municipals to an 18-month high.

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First Trust Managed Municipal ETF

-0.19% G/L:

$50.3725 Last:

69,998 Volume:

$50.44 Open:

February 19, 2026 02:14:40 pm

January 15, 2025 04:02:00 am

Market Cap $1,959,407,549

Float 37,850,002

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