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Refinitiv Lipper reported $278.559 million of inflows into municipal bond mutual funds for the week ending Wednesday, led by exchange-traded funds.
August 10 -
Eric Merlis, managing director and co-head of global markets at Citizens Bank, talks with Chip Barnett about the economy and financial markets and what the Federal Reserve might do. He also discusses possible near- and long-term economic scenarios. (15 minutes)
July 25 -
Municipal bond mutual fund outflows continued as Refinitiv Lipper reported investors pulled $136.174 million from the funds for the week ending Wednesday following $855.719 million of outflows the week prior.
July 13 -
Escalating costs, particularly for wages, could strain budgets or drain reserves, the rating agency said.
July 12 -
While "munis are set up for better performance, perhaps modest single-digit returns, the near-term outlook for fund flows will make for a challenging read," Oppenheimer's Jeff Lipton said.
June 13 -
Bond traders have overestimated month-over-month headline inflation heading into four of the last seven Consumer Price Index releases, says strategist Raghav Datla.
June 12 -
Inflation joined supply chain struggles, wage pressures, and the labor shortage — most acutely felt with nursing staff — dragging down the sector's margins.
May 23 -
Amid rising construction costs and supply chain shortfalls, some California school bond projects are being redesigned, accelerated or delayed.
May 18 -
The secondary was quiet and the sole deal of size came from a $400 million-plus competitive water and sewer loan from Portland, Oregon. The recent rise in yields makes for more compelling levels.
May 3 -
Strong demand in the primary market is leading to the oversubscription of many new issues. Municipals and USTs were better again as macroeconomic concerns pressure equities.
April 12