Inflows for all municipal all municipal bond funds slowed as munis slumped during the week ending Sept. 3rd.
Funds that report weekly said Inflows totaled $379.8 million for the week, down from $446.4 million the previous week, according to Lipper FMI.
Municipal high yield bond fund inflows decreased by over 50%, dropping to $104 million from $229.8 million the previous week.
"The forces of municipal fundamental and technical measures are setting up a reconciliation against higher UST yields," said Kim Olsan, senior vice president of municipal bond trading at FHN Financial.
The environmental clearance marks a regulatory milestone, but major funding shortfalls remain.
July will see $35.2 billion of redemptions, down 13% month-over-month but still 35% higher than 2024's monthly average of $27 billion, said Pat Luby, head of municipal strategy at CreditSights.
After the west abutment on the Rapidan Dam partially failed last week, it's up to the Blue Earth County board of commissioners to pursue repair or removal.
The Contra Costa County Office of Education gave West Contra Costa Unified School District until July 17 to pass a budget, or have the county office step in.
"With a nonexistent new-issue calendar and heavy dealer balance sheets, we expect the muni market to get a bit 'grabby' over the next few weeks," AllianceBernstein strategists said.
