EVN News and Press, Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust From 04/27/20

Senate Majority leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), in comments Monday, said he ultimately expects the Congress to approve aid for states and cities impacted by coronavirus spending, clarifying that his comments last week  suggesting bankruptcy for states was just "an option" being evaluate...

The central bank will now purchase the paper of counties with at least 500K residents, and cities with at least 250K residents (the previous cutoffs were 2M and 1M, respectively). This will allow for up to 261 state, city, and county issuers, up from just 76 previously. More news on: iS...

"Here Comes Tonto" I am older than most of you. Not all of you, of course, but most of you. I have memories of Gene Autrey, and Roy Rogers, and "A fiery horse with the speed of light, a cloud of dust and a hearty, 'Hi Ho Silver!' The Lone Ranger!" Some of you will not even know who I am ta...

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The next D.C. bailout battle (the so-called "Phase 4") continues over when and how much to send to states and municipalities. More news on: iShares National Muni Bond ETF, Nuveen AMT-Free Municipal Credit Income Fund, Nuveen AMT-Free Quality Municipal Income Fund, News on the U.S. economy,...

Author's note : This article was released to CEF/ETF Income Laboratory members on April 13, 2020, and includes a rare reposting of CEF news compilation and our commentary to members. The Weekly Closed-End Fund Roundup will be put out at the start of each week to summarize recent price m...

By John Ceffalio Tough times are ahead for municipal bond issuers. The recession—sparked by the coronavirus-led shutdown of the US economy—will temporarily reduce most tax and fee revenues pledged to bondholders. Continuing negative headlines will also drive issuer ratings d...

The coronavirus outbreak and the effects of COVID-19 have gone deeper and wider than most people would have expected. That applies just as much to markets as anywhere. Whether it's a tech sector that is supporting our new work from home or re-rating as expensive EV/Sales multiples make less se...

Passing the CARES Act and enabling the Fed to buy municipal bonds are two steps toward a robust response to COVID-19 and its adverse economic impact. Skanda Amarnath is the Director of Research and Analysis at Employ America, Yakov Feygin is the Associate Director of the Future of Capitalis...

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