Munis ignore massive UST rally; outflows reach $2.7B
A larger new-issue slate led by large deals from the Texas Water Development Board and state of Illinois took focus away from the secondary.
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A larger new-issue slate led by large deals from the Texas Water Development Board and state of Illinois took focus away from the secondary.
Bids wanteds have been elevated, municipal bond mutual fund outflows large and consistent and the short end of the U.S. Treasury curve continues its march upward, moves that muni investors cannot ignore.
Elevated secondary selling pressure on Tuesday forced more losses. Triple-A yields rose by as many as seven to eight basis points across the curve, moving the entire triple-A curve above 3% and the 30-year a dozen basis points shy of 4%.
Triple-A yields rose 11 to 15 basis points five years and in.