BIT News and Press, BlackRock Multi-Sector Income Trust of Beneficial Interest From 04/09/21

Global PMI signals fastest rise in firms' input costs since 2008. Charges for goods and services both rise at steepest rates in PMI survey history. US sees sharpest price hikes, led by rising prices for consumer goods. For further details see: Global Price Gauge Hits New...

Global PMI highest since August 2014. Manufacturing reports robust expansion despite supply delays, services boosted by easing of COVID-19 restrictions. Consumer services show signs of steadying after steep downturn. US leads upturn, Brazil lags. For further details see:...

BIT is a multi-sector fixed-income CEF with a similar allocation profile to taxable PIMCO CEFs. On the plus side, BIT has delivered a very strong 2020 NAV return, outperforming PIMCO CEFs. Its discount is also significantly wider, and it should be resilient to higher rates. The do...

Global growth looks set to rebound even more strongly in 2021 than we had anticipated in our January Cyclical Outlook. Over the next several months, a combination of base effects, recent increases in energy prices, and price adjustments in sectors where activity ramps up is likely to ...

Upgrades to consensus EPS forecasts have continued apace, further cementing expectations for a V-shaped global growth recovery this year and next. FTSE World estimates for this year have been raised significantly over the past three months (from 15% to 28%), bolstered by upgrades for ...

The stocks of many companies in the cannabis sector jumped Thursday thanks to a deal announced this morning. One popular name, Sundial Growers (NASDAQ: SNDL) , rose 8.4% on the day. Even after a retrenchment from February highs, shares in Sundial Growers are up almost 200% year ...

Global manufacturing PMI buoyed by further strong gains in production. Robust growth seen in the US, Eurozone, India and Brazil despite supply chain delays close to record high. Expansion limited by further slowdown in China, in turn linked to shipping and logistics problems. ...

Broadly-defined commodities were the clear leader last month. US and foreign stocks also posted solid gains as did real estate investment trusts. The overall trend for markets was bullish last month, based on the Global Market Index (GMI). For further details see: Major ...

Many investors are suspicious of closed-end funds' apparently magical ability to buy assets whose "natural" yield is, for example, 6%, and pay distributions of, say, 9%. Is there some sort of alchemy at work here? Often when things seem "too good to be true," they are too good to be t...

Floating rate ("loan") securities have been out of favor for more than a year as investors saw interest rates plummet. The loan market looks very compelling relative to high-yield fixed coupon bonds. The avg. price is below par vs. a premium to par for bonds. In addition, we captu...