BKT News and Press, BlackRock Income Trust Inc. From 01/30/19

During most of 2018, as the stock market seemingly drifted higher each day, equity bulls were empowered to make renewed calls for the end of the bond bull market that has been ongoing since the 1980's when the 30-year Treasury rate was north of 15%. There were also several name notable invest...

The National Association for Business Economics (NABE) recently released their quarterly survey on business conditions which resulted in a more gloomy outlook for sales, pricing, and profits than previous surveys. The respondents in the survey also reported that neither the trade war, nor...

“Kill yourself for recognition Kill yourself to never ever stop You broke another mirror You're turning into something you are not” --High And Dry, Radiohead, 1995 The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 gave corporate earnings a sugar high. GAAP earnings on the S...

It's not too early to ask: Would a U.S. economic slowdown mean political hay for Democratic candidates in 2020? As Hedgeye Demography analyst Neil Howe explains in the video below, he sees the Republicans playing defense, and Democrats on offense for the marathon campaign heading towar...

The word is that Federal Reserve officials are considering slowing down or stopping altogether the efforts to reduce the size of its securities portfolio, something it began in October 2017. Nick Timiraos writes in the Wall Street Journal, “Federal Reserve officials are near decidin...

Whether you are a businessman or an ordinary citizen concerned about what’s going on in the world, the yield curve is something you should care about. The yield curve is probably the single best indicator of where markets are headed, perhaps the best indicator of an upcoming recession. ...