Muni Bonds News and Perspectives

Wealth is rising in the United States, could a surge of interest in municipal bonds follow? IRS data showed adjusted gross income increased by $2.2 trillion,...

The municipal bond market grew in the fourth quarter of 2023, and individual investors led the charge, according to Federal Reserve Board figures. The market...

States benefited mightily from federal pandemic aid and better-than-expected revenue, but how will they fare as relief funds wind down and revenue slows?...

We were caught off guard after the hotter-than-expected inflation report last week. Not that equities fell and there was a selloff in bonds. That was...

Have you tried to figure out what’s in store for the economy? It’s an exercise many attempt but few, if any, succeed. Worse, for municipal bond investors, it...

Municipal bond insurance grew 10.4% last year and reached its highest level in 15 years, lifting both issuers and investors. The two biggest municipal bond...

If watching bond market yields made you dizzy in 2023, we understand. At the beginning of last year, the benchmark 10-year Treasury yield was at 3.87%. It...

Can looking back this year help investors move forward in 2024? We think it can. Several months ago, we sounded a warning on what might happen to investors...

Although it’s as difficult as ever to know where the economy is headed, one thing is clear: Municipal bonds are on a tear. Prices, which move in the opposite...

An increasing number of municipal bond investors are taking advantage of an opportunity presented by the topsy-turvy stock and bond markets this year. Known...