EDD News and Press, Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Domestic Debt Fund Inc. From 03/06/20

Markets began reacting to the potential economic impact of the coronavirus during the week of February 18, and we could see further volatility in the coming weeks - but we believe changes in emerging markets debt (EMD) spreads present a clear buying opportunity. Below we discuss our outlook an...

By Justin Leverenz , Team Leader and Senior Portfolio Manager The teens proved to be a difficult decade for emerging markets. That setback came after EM stocks delivered strong returns in the first decade of the 2000s, as the MSCI Emerging Markets Index outperformed the S&P 500 by...

By Shamaila Khan In a banner year for capital markets, emerging market debt ((EMD)) posted healthy double-digit returns. Global central bank easing, among other supportive factors, helped drive a broad-based rally across nearly all emerging market ((EM)) countries. Can this strength contin...

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, as well as to highlight recently concluded or upcoming corporate actions on CEFs, such as tender offers. Most of the information h...

Author's note : This article was released to CEF/ETF Income Laboratory members on December 31, 2019. 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, as well as to highli...

Photo Source: REUTERS/Jeenah Moon. Confetti flies around the ball and countdown clock in Times Square in the Manhattan borough of New York, U.S., January 1, 2020. For the month, 95% of all closed-end funds (BATS: CEFS ) posted net asset value ((NAV))-based returns in the black, with 94% ...

With the risk of recession fading, JPMorgan Asset Management shifts focus to emerging-market bonds and currencies, with government bonds from Russia, Mexico, Indonesia, and Peru among its favorites. More news on: iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF, Stone Harbor Emerging Ma...

By Kurt Reiman Emerging market debt may carry higher risk, but there are three important considerations that might make it a suitable choice for your portfolio. Finding attractive sources of income has become more challenging in the post-crisis era as interest rates hover near record l...

Each of the Morgan Stanley closed-end funds listed below (the “Funds”) today declared the following dividends. For more information call: 1-800-231-2608 . *The amount of net investment income to be paid by the Funds is determined in accordance with federal income tax re...

By Carol Lye Cheap valuations in late 2018 had set the stage for an emerging market recovery, and finally receiving a lifeline this year. The Federal Reserve (Fed) cut rates three times totaling 75 basis points (bps), and equally important, oil prices stayed relatively flattish. As such, e...