Municipal Bonds Rally as Investors Bet on Earlier Fed Rate Cut
State and local government bond yields are down as much as six basis points as of 3 p.m. New York time. Ten-year benchmark bonds are yielding 3.18%, dropping six basis points, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. That would mark the biggest one-day rally in nearly three months.
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