BFK News and Press, BlackRock Municipal Income Trust From 05/01/18

By Ted Vogel, Portfolio Specialist, Municipal Fixed Income "Inflation is taxation without legislation." - Milton Friedman U.S. Treasury rates increased across the yield curve in the first quarter as market attention focused on generally better-than-expected economic data releases and u...

By James L. Iselin, Head of Municipal Fixed Income "The difference between death and taxes is death doesn't get worse every time Congress meets." - Will Rogers The municipal market had a somewhat bumpy start to the year. Intermediate- to longer-dated securities posted negative return...

For the inaugural issue of The Chemist's CEF Report (September 2016), describing the background and rationale of the Report, please click here . This edition uses data taken from the close of March 30. Previous editions of the Report can be searched using the keyword "cefrep". Methodolog...

The release of the latest GDP data brings with it updates to a couple of key trends in government investment, infrastructure spending, and longer-term GDP growth rates. The latest data does little to change the picture, but it certainly highlights what are some key trends for investors. The sl...

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By James Dearborn, Head of Municipal Bond Investments and Senior Portfolio Manager We believe there are good opportunities in muni bonds today. But you may need to do a bit more navigating to find them. Tax reform, state and local pension problems, rising interest rates and new governm...

The Weekly CEF 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 has been so...

By Daryl Clements Transcript Municipal bond investors are clearly worried about rising rates and rising inflation. How do I protect myself - I being the investor - how do I protect myself against rising rates and rising inflation because the idea is to win without losing in this environm...

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Author's note : This article was published for members of the Cambridge Income Laboratory on March 26. The Weekly CEF 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 re...