BlackRock National Municipal Fund posted returns of -0.99% (Institutional shares) and -1.05% (Investor A shares, without ...

BlackRock California Municipal Opportunities Fund posted returns of -0.39% (Institutional shares) and -0.45% (Investor A ...

Municipal bond issuance for the week of March 24 is at $7.923 billion, with $6.673 billion of negotiated deals and $1.251 ...

"While there has been some reported buying by relative value institutions amid higher ratios from the muni-centric price ...

Four key metrics—duration management, yield-curve ... A and BBB bonds were 35.8% and 11.1% of the assets, respectively, 23.1% and 5.4% overweightings versus the Bloomberg Municipal Bond Index.

The process also aims to generate returns through yield-curve positioning and modest ... s duration within 10% of its Bloomberg Municipal Bond Index benchmark but are more willing than most ...

Stock market volatility has picked up in reaction to the Trump administration's tariff plans. Should investors consider bonds ...

State and local governments issue municipal bond funds to fund their operations ... are especially attractive these days because the yield curve has inverted, meaning short-term bond yields ...

"Bond yields go down, bond prices go up." I can't tell you how many times my good friend and longtime colleague Dan Burrows had to explain that relationship to me as I was learning the ropes of ...

Absent a credit crunch, interest rates fall in a recession because the downturn suppresses loan demand while stimulating the supply of savings. In fact, that tendency precedes recessions, as shown by ...