GFY News and Press, Western Asset Variable Rate Strategic Fund Inc. From 03/25/21

Upgrades to consensus EPS forecasts have continued apace, further cementing expectations for a V-shaped global growth recovery this year and next. FTSE World estimates for this year have been raised significantly over the past three months (from 15% to 28%), bolstered by upgrades for ...

Global manufacturing PMI buoyed by further strong gains in production. Robust growth seen in the US, Eurozone, India and Brazil despite supply chain delays close to record high. Expansion limited by further slowdown in China, in turn linked to shipping and logistics problems. ...

Broadly-defined commodities were the clear leader last month. US and foreign stocks also posted solid gains as did real estate investment trusts. The overall trend for markets was bullish last month, based on the Global Market Index (GMI). For further details see: Major ...

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Stocks in emerging markets continued to lead the major asset classes in January as the top monthly performer. Emerging markets shares have been up for four straight months, pushing this slice of the world's equities to a wide one-year lead of nearly 28%. US stocks are posting the ...

Despite suffering steeper losses in the March panic and again in the September/October correction, the Russell 1000 finished 2020 with a threefold lead over its global peers (up 21% versus 6.8%, respectively). As was the case globally, P/E multiple expansion, rather than dividend or f...

Asset valuations, in themselves, cannot tell us when bubbles will burst, but they suggest when we are witnessing them and the depth of liquidation coming on the other side. Today, equities, corporate and many sovereign bonds (and the funds and ETFs that hold them) are more extremely p...

Western Asset Variable Rate Strategic Fund (GFY) declares $16.32/share liquidating dividend.Payable Nov. 30.Prior to the opening of business on Nov. 23, 2020, the Fund will cease trading on the NYSE.See GFY Dividend Scorecard, Yield Chart, & Dividend Growth. For further details see: ...

Western Asset Variable Rate Strategic Fund Inc. (the “Fund”) (NYSE: GFY) announced today that the Fund liquidated as planned on November 20, 2020 and the proportionate interests of stockholders in the assets of the Fund were determined as of that date. The Fund’s li...

TLI and GFY are due to liquidate in two weeks' time. High-probability/low-risk potential of ~0.30% profit for a two-week holding period (~7% annualized). Risks of this strategy are discussed. For further details see: Small Change Profit Idea From TLI/GFY Liquidations