BBN News and Press, BlackRock Taxable Municipal Bond Trust of Beneficial Interest From 10/05/22

BlackRock Advisors, LLC released today share repurchase activity for certain BlackRock closed-end funds (the “Funds”) during the quarter ended September 30, 2022. The Funds have authorized open market share repurchase programs (the “Repurchase Programs”) purs...

Summary I have been a long-term bull of the municipal sector. However, in 2021, I shifted this stance to become much more cautious. That view worked out after fixed income, munis included, suffered heavy losses in 2022. Yet, I was too early in re-buying the sector. Despite loo...

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BlackRock Advisors, LLC announced today that the Boards of Directors/Trustees of fifty BlackRock municipal, taxable fixed income, equity, and multi-asset closed-end funds (the “Funds”) have authorized the renewal of open market share repurchase programs (the “Repurc...

Summary 20 out of 23 CEF sectors positive on price and 16 out of 23 sectors positive on NAV last week. OPP rights offering announced. Aberdeen (now "abrdn") and Delaware CEFs are merging, subject to shareholder approval. Author's note: This article was released to CEF/...

ZTR is a multi-asset closed end fund that follows a 60/40 equity - fixed income allocation. The CEF was down almost 10% yesterday on the back of calm equities and bond markets. Our analysis goes through all the factors that could have been responsible for this move and provides a ...

The market has been rebounding swiftly. This is encouraging, but I would resist the urge to get too aggressive at these levels. The equity market is seeing gains across the board. But this is likely to be a short-term occurrence. I continue to suggest selective buying and avoiding are...

No portfolio or strategy can be perfect. We can only aim for it to be close to perfect. One such strategy, we believe, is what we call NPP (Near Perfect Portfolio) strategy. Be it a bull market, a bear market, or a stagnant market, the NPP strategy aims to provide decent growth, gener...

CEF NAVs took a big hit in June and continue to show downward trends as they have for most of this year. That trend is driven by wider spreads. Discounts have tightened a bit in recent weeks and are basically saying that a recession is not imminent. If a recession comes, much wider di...

BBN has had a poor return in 2022, but its recent momentum and current discount to NAV continue to suggest buying is warranted. Taxable municipal debt continues to have strong credit quality, and supply is down markedly from a year ago. These are favorable dynamics. State and loca...