Munis weaker in the belly; short UST selloff on debt impasse
Refinitiv Lipper reported $847.068 million of outflows from municipal bond mutual funds, $420.675 million of which was high-yield.
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Refinitiv Lipper reported $847.068 million of outflows from municipal bond mutual funds, $420.675 million of which was high-yield.
Even though yields have moved to higher ground, some participants say that even cheaper levels are needed to bring about more retail conviction. Muni-to-UST ratios are still rich.
Outflows returned, with the Investment Company Institute reporting investors pulled $1.148 billion from mutual funds in the week ending Feb. 22, after $931 million of inflows the previous week.
After "carnage" in 2022, a munis should see a "positive environment" this year, according to analysts.
"Yield levels are now notably higher throughout many sectors of the yield curve by a number of percentage points," said Morgan Stanley strategists Matthew Gastall and Daryl Helsing.