BFK News and Press, BlackRock Municipal Income Trust From 08/10/18

The persistent clamor from investors seeking opportunity and direction this summer is set to become even louder. August is expected to bring with it an estimated (and significant) $51 billion in potential reinvestment demand from municipal bond holders. This means the supply/demand imbalance, ...

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President Trump reached an understanding with the European Commission this week, potentially averting an escalating trade war. The meeting in Washington, eased tensions caused by the US administration's threats to impose tariffs on car imports from Europe. Under the proposed agreement, the EU ...

By James L. Iselin, Head of Municipal Fixed Income "He plays every point like he is broke." - Jimmy Connors on Rafael Nadal When I hit midyear or year-end, my first instinct is to spend time taking a look back and then try to project forward. I also may make a pledge to join a gym an...

By Ted Vogel, Portfolio Specialist, Municipal Fixed Income "Guard against the impostures of pretended patriotism." - George Washington Concerns over brisk economic growth, potential trade wars and increased inflation put upward pressure on bond yields during the second quarter. In ad...

By Randy L. Gross, Senior Portfolio Manager, Municipal Fixed Income "I'm glad it's finally hot enough to complain how hot it is." - Anonymous The months of July and August in the municipal bond market could be affectionately known as the "Summer of Investable Cash." These two months ...

By Jeremy Schwartz, CFA, Director of Research Last week's "Behind the Markets" podcast featured a discussion with John Apruzzese, CIO of Evercore Wealth Management, and Julian Brigden of MI2 Partners. Apruzzese wrote an interesting paper on a global valuation model he uses that takes the...

By Greg Rawls, Investment Research Analyst on Jul 18, 2018, in Fixed Income Puerto Rico's recent history of municipal bond defaults has highlighted the potential benefits of a niche part of the municipal (muni) bond market - insured municipal bonds. Insured munis accounted for 6%...