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National Trade News capital-markets note (2026-10-21): Treasuries are far from the only offenders when it comes to currently elevated bond yields. Typically docile, at least in yield terms, municipal bonds are… Primary source: original at ETF Trends (etftrends.com).
Now’s Not The Time to Abandon Municipal Bonds
Treasuries are far from the only offenders when it comes to currently elevated bond yields. Typically docile, at least in yield terms, municipal bonds are also guests at this dubious party. For example, the ALPS BBH Intermediate Municipal Bond ETF (MNBD) sported a 30-day SEC yield of 3.79% as of Sep