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The increase in Delta infections put a damper on the return to normalcy in the third quarter. Strong revenue growth and stimulus funds resulted in performance by states in excess of 2021 budget expectations. While ratings changes had been mostly positive for many years, the pandem...
Rising interest rates drove negative total returns. Supply and demand dynamics turned less seasonally favorable and acted as a headwind. More attractive valuations could provide near-term opportunity. For further details see: Munis Remained Tethered To Rates In September...
Investors were overall net sellers of fund assets (including those of conventional funds and ETFs) for the first week in three, withdrawing a net $12.5 billion for Refinitiv Lipper’s fund-flows week ended October 6, 2021. For the first week in 11, taxable fixed income ETFs witn...
Bond yields have moved up somewhat this month but are still a long way from trailing inflation. For most of 2020, beyond the peak of the pandemic, tax-free bond yields were close to taxable bond levels. Two Federal Reserve Bank Presidents, Eric Rosengren of the Boston Federal Rese...
The Treasury curve continued to flatten during the third quarter of 2021, with short-term Treasury yields rising while longer Treasury yields declined. As the Treasury curve flattened, we saw minimal movement in the already tight spreads of corporates and taxable municipals. At th...
A fixed income investment can serve as diversifier against equities, a source of income, or even protection against inflation when using TIPS. As interest rates and inflation expectations evolve, a tactical rules-based approach to portfolio optimization can help provide investors with...
Modestly negative performance in August capped a robust summer seasonal period. Issuance exceeded expectations, resulting in less of a supply/demand imbalance than is typical. We maintain a defensive posture into the historically less favorable month of September. For furthe...
iShares Short-Term National Muni Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:SUB) - $0.0500. 30-Day SEC Yield of 0.14% as of Aug 31. Payable Sep 08; for shareholders of record Sep 02; ex-div Sep 01. For further details see: iShares Short-Term National Muni Bond ETF declares monthly distribution of $0.0500
Rallying interest rates drove strong muni bond performance in July. Market dynamics remained seasonally favorable, with demand for munis broadly outpacing supply. A more defensive posture may be warranted ahead of elevated risks in the fall. For further details see: Muni...
Fund investors were net purchasers of equity funds (+$2.0 billion), tax-exempt fixed income funds (+$1.2 billion), and taxable bond funds (+$320 million) while being net sellers of money market funds (-$1.4 billion) for the week. Early in the fund-flows week, U.S. stocks lost some gro...
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