BBN News and Press, BlackRock Taxable Municipal Bond Trust of Beneficial Interest From 12/08/21

If yields are low and spreads are low, it’s logical to conclude that generic market beta returns are going to be low. But that does not mean that alpha expectations should be lowered as well. There’s potentially a lot of volatility coming our way and dispersion with winn...

Municipal bonds are set to break a three-month losing streak in November, outpacing U.S. Treasury bonds and U.S. corporate debt on a month-to-date basis, According to Bloomberg's index data. Tax-exempt state and local government debt remain expensive due to generally strong local-government f...

We are moving from the recovery phase of the current cycle to its middle phase. But what kind of cycle is it likely to be? After 40 years of declining inflation and interest rates, the direction of travel appears to be changing, due to new central bank policy priorities, China’...

No portfolio or strategy can be perfect. But can there be a strategy that can work well in a bull market, a bear market, or a stagnant market, generate a decent income, and conserve capital, all at the same time? We also want our strategy to avoid roller-coaster rides of index investi...

BlackRock Taxable Municipal Bond Trust (NYSE:BBN) declares $0.1229/share monthly dividend, in line with previous. Forward yield 5.69% Payable Nov. 30; for shareholders of record Nov. 15; ex-div Nov. 12. See BBN Dividend Scorecard, Yield Chart, & Dividend Growth. For further details see:...

Today, BlackRock Resources & Commodities Strategy Trust (NYSE: BCX), BlackRock Enhanced Equity Dividend Trust (NYSE: BDJ), BlackRock Energy and Resources Trust (NYSE: BGR), BlackRock Enhanced International Dividend Trust (NYSE: BGY), BlackRock Health Sciences Trust (NYSE: BME), Blac...

The taxable municipal bond market is growing and mature. Taxable munis offer a range of benefits for certain investors, in particular insurance companies. High ratings and lower historical default rates in every rating category when compared to U.S. corporate bonds only increase t...

For income investors, closed-end funds remain an attractive investment class that covers a variety of asset classes and promise high distributions and reasonable total returns. Closed-end funds are generally characterized by higher volatility and deeper drawdowns than the broad market...

Investors continue to struggle with the generation of income due to the low interest rate policy of the Federal Reserve. BBN offers an interesting way to generate a higher yield off of your savings by investing in a leveraged portfolio of taxable municipal bonds. The fund appears ...

We review CEF market valuation and performance over the last week of September and highlight recent market events. After a string of positive returns, the CEF space finished September in the red as both NAVs and discounts moved lower with shorter-duration credit sectors outperforming....