BKT News and Press, BlackRock Income Trust Inc. From 03/05/21

Amid ongoing debates about fiscal and monetary policy in February, global sovereign debt markets experienced a widespread sell-off for the second consecutive month. In Japan, the 10-year government bond yield climbed 11 basis points to finish at 0.16%, its highest closing point since ...

Bonds were selling off, stocks were selling off, commodities were rallying. What really happened last week was the market's real growth expectations improved. What investors should have learned last week is that diversification does indeed work and it works when you need it most. ...

Bond yields are rising which is okay if a rising economy is the cause. They also need to rise slowly as to not shock markets. Well, bond yields began to rise too quickly last week and investors began to panic, sending the stock market lower. The CNN Fear and Greed index is at a Ne...

While November 10 represented Pfizer's "stunning" vaccine announcement, it was also around that time jobless claims bottomed out therefore rising economic retrenchment risks. In early January, reflation was given another boost, allegedly, by the results of the Georgia Senate elections...

BKT has been a core holding for me, delivering an above-average yield with minimum volatility. I use this fund as a place to hold cash, and then take advantage of more risk-on opportunities as they arise. BKT has been a winner for me, but risk-on assets have dramatically out-perfo...

Despite low yields, bonds can continue to diversify risk in broad portfolios. Although the stock-bond correlation has been weak in recent decades, fixed income returns have been positive in nearly all recessions since 1952, even in periods when stock-bond correlations were positive. ...

Volatility is the most important consideration in selecting a bond fund. We can gain insight into a bond fund’s return/risk potential by comparing yield to historic volatility. The impact of rising interest rates must be examined before investing in any bond fund. Funds...

In our view, broad, vocal support for Draghi indicates how far Europe's consensus has swung in favor of fiscal intervention. In the U.S., after losing more than 200,000 nonfarm jobs in December, less than 50,000 were recouped in January. Our base case remains an orderly normalizat...

After a dramatic year of volatility, the U.S. stock market ended 2020 at record highs. Can this momentum continue this year? ESG investments clearly outperformed in 2020. 2021 should be a year of much better cash flow for companies. For further details see: A Stock Picke...

Central banks, the Federal Reserve in particular, have really pivoted its policy approach to let inflation, if it were to start to pick up, to let it run a little bit hotter than maybe they have in prior cycles. Each energy cycle, I think, has played a part in influencing how investor...