Muni Bonds Yields Drop Despite Heavy Issuances, Doubled Outflows
2013-12-17T12:38:23-04:00
Muni bonds ought to have had a rough week, with outflows more than doubling from $875 million to $1.9 billion and more than $11 billion in new issuing, but a Volcker Rule exception and a few other positive trends actually caused them to recover.
Doubling of Muni bonds fund outflows
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