municipal bonds

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1. Bonds issued by nonprofit bodies such as cities, public hospitals, and school boards. They bear relatively low interest rates, but accrued interest is exempt from federal income tax.

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municipal bonds

“The municipal market has been slow to price in these risks versus other fixed income asset classes,” Nuveen’s head of municipal bonds Dan Close said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

Tax-exempt municipal bonds produced a minus 4.36% negative return for the month, their worst monthly performance since September 2008, he says.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

Low-risk municipal bonds are now yielding as high as 5% tax-free, thanks to the recent turmoil in the bond market.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 2026

Right now, 10-year AAA-rated municipal bonds have yields at about 75% of the yields on U.S.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026

Our government, state and municipal bonds speak for themselves, and in the main require no examination as to the security, though there have been cities and even states that have defaulted in their payments.

From Business Hints for Men and Women by Alfred Rochefort Calhoun

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