BZM News and Press, BlackRock Maryland Municipal Bond Trust of beneficial interest From 06/02/20

BlackRock Maryland Municipal Bond Trust (NYSE: BZM ) declares $0.0425/share monthly dividend , 7.6% increase from prior dividend of $0.0395. Forward yield 3.72% Payable July 1; for shareholders of record June 15; ex-div June 12. See BZM Dividend Scorecard, Yield Chart, & Div...

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Introduction A positive week for the municipal bonds and the closed-end funds that invest in them. Just a year ago, the market environment was totally different and it was possible to find many interesting buying opportunities in the area. Currently, the closed-end funds are traded at rela...

Author's note: Data in this report are from January 31, 2020. Please check latest data before making investment decisions. 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] sectors in the last week, a...

Introduction Over the past week, the market participants did not seem interested in safer assets such as municipal bonds. The appetite for higher yields was again on focus as the volatility caused by the coronavirus was normalized. Throughout the article, you are going to see that the pe...

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Introduction The investors preferred the safer asset classes such as municipal bonds due to fears of the impact of the coronavirus. The first day of the week led to a serious decline in the prices of riskier assets, and this fact left some room for an increase in municipal bonds. Also, the...

Introduction The global concerns about the coronavirus helped the safer assets to increase their prices. Among the winning asset classes were the municipal bonds and the closed-end funds which invest in them. The market participants also expect to understand if there is going to be a chang...

Introduction The first full week of the year was very positive for the municipal bonds and the closed-end funds that invest in them. Just a year ago, the market environment was totally different and it was possible to find many interesting buying opportunities in the area. Currently, the c...