BLE News and Press, BlackRock Municipal Income Trust II From 11/11/20

Rising interest rates pressured bond prices in October. Record-high monthly issuance was well absorbed amid strong demand. We expect a favorable supply-demand backdrop through year end. For further details see: Munis Overcome A Glut Of Issuance

The White House is still not decided. This was "prime time" for the blue wave conversations entering the bond market. Municipal bonds aren't hurt as much as they are not helped. A second stimulus bill that would include additional aid for state and local governments will be ha...

BlackRock Municipal Income Trust II (BLE) declares $0.062/share monthly dividend, in line with previous.Forward yield 5.1%Payable Dec. 1; for shareholders of record Nov. 16; ex-div Nov. 13.See BLE Dividend Scorecard, Yield Chart, & Dividend Growth. For further details see: BlackRock...

Twenty out of 23 CEF sectors positive on price and 18 out of 23 sectors positive on NAV last week. MLPs rally! RIV offering is now live, with a subscription floor of -5% discount. XFLT increases its distribution by +22%, restoring it to pre COVID-19 levels. For further detai...

In years with presidential elections, we take a deeper dive into how the national election could impact state and local governments. Political risk is also an important component of our analysis, as the political party makeup of the executive and legislative branches can have a large ...

While most polls have Vice-President Biden ahead by 6-7% points, we know the race has the potential to be much closer. A higher marginal rate should also flatten the muni yield curve over time as the demand for longer-dated paper increases because of the benefits it provides on a taxa...

BlackRock Municipal Income Trust II (BLE) declares $0.062/share monthly dividend, 3.3% increase from prior dividend of $0.060.Forward yield 4.96%Payable Nov. 2; for shareholders of record Oct. 15; ex-div Oct. 14.See BLE Dividend Scorecard, Yield Chart, & Dividend Growth. For further det...

BlackRock Advisors, LLC announced today that the Boards of Directors/Trustees of sixty two BlackRock municipal, taxable fixed-income, and equity closed-end funds (the “Funds”) have authorized the renewal of open market share repurchase programs (the “Repurchase Prog...

In U.S. high yield bonds we find the riskiest of credits. I have some concerns about municipal bonds and am particularly concerned about municipal pension bonds. Our 'Borrower's Paradise' is also good news for many leveraged ETFs and closed-end funds. For further details see...

Author's note: This article was released to CEF/ETF Income Laboratory members on September 14, 2020. Please check latest data before investing. The Weekly Closed-End Fund Roundup will be put out at the start of each week to summarize recent price movements in closed-end fund [CEF] sector...