BHK News and Press, Blackrock Core Bond Trust From 09/30/19

Introduction Profits are a good, long leading indicator of recessions four to eight quarters prior to the onset. Corporate profits have been declining for years. This article looks at profits, profit margin, dividends, investment asset flows and trends, and recession outlook. Investors are r...

BlackRock CEFs renew share repurchase programs In this week's Weekly Closed-End Fund Roundup, we noted that BlackRock announced the renewal of share purchases in its closed-end fund line-up. According to the press release : Certain BlackRock Closed-End Funds Announce Renewal of S...

(Please note, this was published for members of Yield Hunting on September 2 nd . All data herein is from that date or earlier) One way we analyze funds is to see how their NAVs perform during certain periods of time. That can give us much more insight into how a fund is positioned and the...

Introduction In our study of advisors' fixed income portfolios, From Wallflower to Center Stage: The State of Modern Fixed Income Portfolios, we focused on the fact that the average advisor (in our database of over 5,000 advisor models) has diversified nearly half of his or her fixed inco...

We can probably begin thinking about using the word "crash" to describe the action in the bond market over the past two weeks. The 10-year Treasury yield is up another 12.5 basis points today to 1.90% - that's a 45 basis point move since Labor Day. More news on: PIMCO Corporate&Income ...

On September 5, 2019, the Board of Directors/Trustees (the "Board") of each fund listed in the table below (each, a “Fund” and together, the “Funds”) approved a Managed Distribution Plan (the "Plan") for each Fund. Pursuant to the Plan, each Fund will pay a monthly...

Photo Source: REUTERS/Andrew Kelly. A screen on the trading floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) displays news of stocks rallying after a statement by U.S. President Donald Trump regarding China trade deal in New York City, U.S., August 26, 2019. For the month, 51% of all closed-e...

BlackRock (NYSE: BLK ) municipal, taxable fixed-income, and equity closed-end funds have authorized the renewal of share repurchase programs. More news on: BlackRock, Inc., BlackRock California Municipal Income Trust, BlackRock Investment Quality Municipal Trust, Financial stocks...

There was a lot of interesting new developments on the PIMCO front this month. The company had bought up nearly a third of the world's top-paying government bonds from Argentina - about 142 billion pesos- with a maturity date of next June. PIMCO clearly didn't expect the Argentinian peso to co...

BlackRock Core Bond Trust (NYSE: BHK ) declares $0.06/share monthly dividend , in line with previous. More news on: BlackRock Core Bond Trust, Dividend News, Read more ...