BKT News and Press, BlackRock Income Trust Inc.

2024-07-12 09:00:00 ET Summary Despite policy rate cuts remaining elusive, several tailwinds are boosting a resilient U.S. economy. While the Fed continues to navigate a potential soft landing, global central banks are actively transitioning onto a path of easing policy. While...

2024-06-10 15:10:00 ET Summary Over the last 15 years, both the size and duration profile of the Fed’s balance sheet have expanded meaningfully. The composition of the asset side of the Fed’s balance sheet offsets some of the intended tightening effects of higher pol...

2024-06-06 13:36:50 ET Summary I evaluate the BlackRock Income Trust as an investment option and explain why I am no longer bearish on the fund. I previously had a sell rating on the fund due to limited opportunities, and but now I believe hold is the appropriate rating going forw...

2024-05-10 08:35:00 ET Summary The apartment sector continues to experience deterioration in market fundamentals, primarily due to oversupply in Sunbelt metros. Demand has remained largely positive, but is not strong enough to offset record deliveries. Liquidity remains constr...

2024-05-09 13:38:00 ET Stock Traders Daily has produced this trading report using a proprietary method.  This methodology seeks to optimize the entry and exit levels to maximize results and limit risk, and it is also applied to Index options, ETFs, and futures for our subscribers. This...

2024-05-06 12:15:00 ET Summary While many investors love PIMCO's Dynamic Income Fund because of its big monthly distributions (13.7% yield), others have been very traumatized by recent share price volatility and declines. We review the distribution and price volatility sources, th...

2024-04-10 12:00:00 ET Summary Owners’ equivalent rent has been noisy over 1Q, however, other leading inflation indicators suggest there’s OER improvement to come in 2Q. This is supportive of a continued downward trend in inflation. Unemployment claims remain low by ...

2024-04-10 02:04:00 ET Stock Traders Daily has produced this trading report using a proprietary method.  This methodology seeks to optimize the entry and exit levels to maximize results and limit risk, and it is also applied to Index options, ETFs, and futures for our subscribers. This...

2024-04-03 18:25:50 ET Summary BlackRock Income Trust is a closed-end fund that purchases agency MBS bonds and leverages them to generate high dividends and a rates-based return profile. The fund's 9% distribution yield is not supported by underlying cash flows, but it should make...

2024-03-29 02:25:00 ET Summary Convexity, which measures interest rate sensitivity and drives the risk and return profiles of fixed income products, is an important concept that investors can utilize to boost total return and manage risk. Agency MBS are well known for having negat...