Municipal Market Insight

Munis: Near-term pain sets up long-term opportunity

  • Municipals posted their second consecutive month of negative performance in February.
  • Outflows accelerated and acted as a drag throughout the month.
  • Despite fading seasonal effects, interest rates are likely to drive near-term performance.

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Municipal and Treasury yield movements

Source: BlackRock, Bloomberg

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