Municipal bond investors spent years fretting about state and local government finances. Now they are worried about interest rates.
Worries about Federal Reserve interest-rate increases hit state and local debt, even as concerns about municipal finances retreat
U.S. government bond yields influence the cost of borrowing, from mortgages to student loans. WSJ explains how they work and why they are so crucial to the economy. Photo illustration: Tom Grillo/WSJ
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