FTF News and Press, Franklin Limited Duration Income Trust of Beneficial Interest From 10/12/20

22 out of 23 CEF sectors positive on price and 17 out of 23 sectors positive on NAV last week. Markets rebound, led by commodities. MLPs are the highest-yielding CEF sector. For further details see: Weekly Closed-End Fund Roundup: October 4, 2020

Barron's Weekly lists stocks announcing "dividend payment boosts" on the very last page of its financial data. Here is your dogcatcher 8/31-9/28/20 rundown for 85 equities proclaimed those five-weeks. Increases for the period ranged $0.00007 per month by ITUB, to $0.66481 semi-annuall...

Six of eight indexes on our world watch list posted losses through September 28, 2020. The top performer is China's Shanghai with a gain of 5.49%. Coming in last is London's FTSE 100 with a loss of 21.41%. For further details see: World Markets Update: September 28, 2020...

The weak trend in global trade and growth will not be enough to support risky assets such as equities in the coming months. The recent 10%+ consolidation in equities clearly shows how vulnerable is the market currently 'without' central banks and governments' help. Leading indicat...

Franklin Limited Duration Income Trust (NYSEMKT: FTF ) declares $0.0765/share monthly dividend , 0.1% increase from prior dividend of $0.0764. Forward yield 10.37% Payable Sept. 15; for shareholders of record Aug. 31; ex-div Aug. 28. See FTF Dividend Scorecard, Yield Chart, &a...

Author’s note: this article was released to members of CEF/ETF Income Laboratory on August 3, 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]...

Author's note: This article was released to CEF/ETF Income Laboratory members on July 29, 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] sectors in ...

Author's note: this article was released to members of CEF/ETF Income Laboratory on June 28, 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] sectors ...

By Jill Mislinski All eight indexes on our world watch list posted losses through July 6, 2020. The top performer is our own S&P 500 with a loss of 1.58%. China's Shanghai is in second with a loss of 2.15% and in third is Tokyo's Nikkei 225 with a loss of 3.98%. Coming in last is Londo...

According to CPB Netherlands Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis, World Exports (Volume) experienced a significant decline in April, down 16.8% YoY, registering their highest contraction since May 2009 (-19%). While EM exports fell by 'only' 6.5%, they experienced a titanic drop of 24.8% in ad...