BDCZ News and Press, ETRACS Wells Fargo Business Development Company Index ETN Series B due April 26 2041 From 03/18/23

2023-03-18 09:44:00 ET Summary Just over a week ago, a materially more hawkish narrative from FED Chair Powell at his Congressional Testimony had convinced financial markets that the Fed could revert to a 50 basis point hike in March. However, a wild week of volatility marked by t...

2023-03-17 18:44:00 ET Summary Fighting high inflation is tough enough, but Fed has been trying to tame pricing pressure when the economy is showing signs of weakening, at least in some corners. The central bank normally eases monetary policy and cuts interest rates when economic ...

2023-03-16 01:24:00 ET Summary The crisis has broader macroeconomic implications and serves as a potent reminder that the banking system, asset markets, and the broader economy are all intrinsically linked via interest rates. Recession risks have increased because of the likelihoo...

2023-03-16 00:19:00 ET Summary Runs on banks happen regularly, but this time recent events have sent reverberations across financial markets. We should expect increased regulation and oversight globally. The startup-company niche clientele of SVB must rethink its approach to b...

2023-03-15 11:30:00 ET Summary All over the world, people are moving cash out of low-yielding bank accounts and into higher-yielding deposits. Shareholder equity and retained earnings (tier-one capital) are the primary funding source for banks. Losses in the sector manifest in...

2023-03-14 09:05:00 ET Summary The collapse of Silicon Valley Bank has raised concerns about the vulnerabilities in the US financial system. While SVB is not Lehman Brothers and its collapse is not likely to trigger a financial crisis, it has highlighted some vulnerabilities that ...

2023-03-07 23:42:09 ET Summary Part 1 of this article compares ARCC’s recent quarterly change in NAV, quarterly and trailing 24-month economic return, NII, and current valuation to 14 BDC peers. Part 1 also performs a comparative analysis between each company’s inves...

On January 23, 2023, MarketVector Indexes (the “Index Sponsor”), announced a restructuring of the MVIS US Business Development Companies Index (the “Index”), effective after close of trading on June 16, 2023. The Index underlies the ETRACS Quarterly Pay 1.5x Leveraged ...

Summary Purchasing Managers' Index from S&P Global provides a unique insight into worldwide economic trends, allowing the analysis of business activity by detailed sector in the world's principal regions. S&P Global PMI surveys recorded a fifth month of contracting worldwide bus...

Summary Part 2 of this article compares ARCC’s recent dividend per share rates, yield percentages, and several other highly detailed (and useful) dividend sustainability metrics to 14 other BDC peers. This includes a comparative analysis of ARCC’s cumulative undistributed ...