iShares National Muni Bond ETF

MUB

Market cap $44.6B

@CharlesSchwab's Collin Martin breaks down the state of treasury yields and the U.S.-Iran War's impact on them. He says for the most part, stagflation doesn't appear to a huge issue for the economy even though all eyes are on the inflationary front given the rising cost of oil and gas.

A carousel of leaders has taken its toll, driving up borrowing costs and dragging down investment.

Gold drops as rates rise on Thursday, as we continue to see higher yields work against the value of gold. At this point, we are seeing a lot of overhead pressures, but still have a longer-term bullish run possible.

For decades, the playbook for high-income investors was almost reflexive: put municipal bonds in your taxable account, put Treasuries and corporates in your IRA.

A $75,000 salary sits at the top of the U.S. median household range, but for a retiree in a high federal and state bracket, replacing it with taxable income means earning much more before Uncle Sam takes his cut.

CPI Inflation recently accelerated to a three-year high due to elevated energy prices tied to the U.S-Iran conflict. Treasury bond yields have risen sharply due to expectations that the Federal Reserve will pivot to interest rate hikes.

Kevin Warsh was sworn in as Federal Reserve Chairman this week, and the most striking thing about his arrival is how little Wall Street seems to care.

Joumanna Bercetche, Tom Mackenzie and Ven Ram break down today's key themes for analysts and investors on "Bloomberg: The Opening Trade."

Reid L'anson breaks down how the war in Iran is impacting the energy market. He says coming into the year thinking we'd be short on oil helped coming into geopolitical conflict, but every day the Strait of Hormuz stays closed we lose profit.

Bloomberg's Aashah Shah joins Scarlet Fu on "Bloomberg Real Yield." May has been a strong month for muni bond issuance, with about $35 billion of sales so far this year.