BBF News and Press, BlackRock Municipal Income Investment Trust From 01/18/20

The Weekly Closed-End Fund Roundup will be put out at the start of each week to summarize recent price movements in closed-end fund [CEF] sectors in the last week, as well as to highlight recently concluded or upcoming corporate actions on CEFs, such as tender offers. Most of the information h...

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By John R. Mousseau, CFA 2019 saw bond yields turn around from their climb in 2018 and move lower. Since the Federal Reserve changed its language last December to being accommodative and data-driven, we have seen yields across the board come down a lot. There is no question that this drop ...

Author's note : This article was released to CEF/ETF Income Laboratory members on December 31, 2019. The Weekly Closed-End Fund Roundup will be put out at the start of each week to summarize recent price movements in closed-end fund ((CEF)) sectors in the last week, as well as to highli...

Introduction Over the past year, the municipal bonds showed a very strong performance, and they managed to increase their prices significantly. The end of the year is a fact, and it is very interesting to see what will be the performance of the sector in 2020. Of course, the policy of the ...

By Patricia Healy, CFA This commentary continues the discussion on key themes of the year, many long-term in nature, & reveal the need for govts & businesses to adapt. Pensions, budgets, state ratings, climate adaptation, cybersecurity, and investing This fourth-quarter com...

In August, Moody's Investors Service released its annual municipal bond market snapshot, US Municipal Bond Defaults and Recoveries, 1970-2018 , with updates through 2018. The report continues to affirm two hallmark benefits offered by muni bonds. First, municipal bankruptcies remain rare over...

By Sheila Amoroso, Senior Vice President, Director, Municipal Bond Department, Franklin Templeton Fixed Income Group ® Municipal bonds can continue to provide a number of potential benefits for tax-sensitive investors as we move into 2020, according to Shelia Amoroso, director of F...

Our weekly commentary goes out each Sunday evening and discusses the relevant CEF news on the week along with general market action. This report was issued on December 8 th to members of Yield Hunting. Macro Picture Last week we saw trade hopes spur the equity markets to new record ...

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