An academic paper presented at the Brookings Institute's annual conference found that future wildfire risks are already ...

Ownership of high-yield muni funds is at near-record levels, according to LSEG data. Investors flush with market gains piled ...

Bond volatility has ramped up amid debt and inflation worries. Most of our top bond ETFs are outperforming, while one laggard ...

The primary market saw "decent subscriptions" last week, but the entire primary calendar came at "healthy concessions to ...

Municipal bonds have lagged so far in 2025, but the reasons are largely technical (supply/demand dynamics) rather than fundamental. Municipal bonds are currently offering attractive tax-adjusted ...

We do believe that the economy is slowing and we think the Fed will most likely be cutting short-term rates later in the year ...

Find out how municipal bonds are projected to perform in 2024 in this market outlook report from the experts at VanEck. The benefits of municipal bonds are well known.

When I say the affect was immediate and severe, note that the defaults in 2020 jumped from 32 on $1.2 billion to 68 on $4.4 billion, a 267% increase.

The municipal bond market is on a tear this year. Concerns about rising taxes, a search for even a little bit more yield than what’s offered by Treasurys, ...

The municipal market is not a homogenous market as many investors perceive. It is a rather fragmented one with many issuers and buyers with different needs. There are over 80,000 municipal issuers ...

After losses in 2022 and 2023, muni bonds have been slightly positive in 2024, with roughly a 1% year-to-date return for the S&P municipal bond index, as of July 17. Money Report news 59 mins ago ...