Name: 'Bonds are Back:' Munis in Focus Amid Volatility & Incoming Fed Rate Decision
Uploaded: 2025-03-14T20:20:56.463-05:00
Duration: 5 min 39 s
Description: "March is a difficult month for muni market," says Charles Schwab's Cooper Howard. He doesn't consider bonds the catalyst for volatility but admits it's a factor behind it. The next question resides in how recent market moves will affect the Fed's interest rate decision, or lack thereof, and how it will shift municipal bonds moving forward.

'Bonds are Back:' Munis in Focus Amid Volatility & Incoming Fed Rate Decision

"March is a difficult month for muni market," says Charles Schwab's Cooper Howard. He doesn't consider bonds the catalyst for volatility but admits it's a factor behind it. The next question resides in how recent market moves will affect the Fed's interest rate decision, or lack thereof, and how it will shift municipal bonds moving forward.

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