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By Sheila Amoroso, Senior Vice President, Director, Municipal Bond Department, Franklin Templeton Fixed Income Group; Daniel Workman, CFA, Vice President, Portfolio Manager, Franklin Templeton Fixed Income Group; Francisco Rivera, Vice President, Municipal Bond Department, Franklin Templeton ...

By Kevin Flanagan When investors look for forward guidance on global interest rate trends, the U.S. Treasury ((UST)) market is typically viewed as the bellwether arena. While we certainly agree with this premise, every once in a while, Treasury yields can take their cue from an overseas so...

We continue to live in a "Borrower's Paradise," Wonderland. That much is obvious with the 3 month Bill at 1.54%, the two year Treasury at 1.53% and the 10 year Treasury at 1.77%. Touting his bilateral trade deals and financial deregulation, at Davos, President Trump said that "we still have ...

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...

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By John R. Mousseau, CFA 2019 saw bond yields turn around from their climb in 2018 and move lower. Since the Federal Reserve changed its language last December to being accommodative and data-driven, we have seen yields across the board come down a lot. There is no question that this drop ...

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...

Introduction Over the past year, the municipal bonds showed a very strong performance, and they managed to increase their prices significantly. The end of the year is a fact, and it is very interesting to see what will be the performance of the sector in 2020. Of course, the policy of the ...

BOSTON , Jan. 2, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The following Eaton Vance closed-end funds (the "Funds") announced distributions today as detailed below. Declaration – 1/2/2020       Ex-Date – 1/10/2020       Record –...

By Patricia Healy, CFA This commentary continues the discussion on key themes of the year, many long-term in nature, & reveal the need for govts & businesses to adapt. Pensions, budgets, state ratings, climate adaptation, cybersecurity, and investing This fourth-quarter com...