ISD News and Press, PGIM Short Duration High Yield Fund Inc. From 12/03/18

By Frank Caruso and John Fogarty US corporate debt has surged over the past decade. As rates begin to rise from historic lows, focusing on quality companies with healthy balance sheets can help equity investors avoid danger zones. Ultra-low interest rates have fueled financial markets fo...

By Joseph V. Amato, President and Chief Investment Officer - Equities Why a change of tack at the Fed and credit market volatility may be positive for equities. For all the headlines generated by the October stock market sell-off, equity investors should note that the real action, in m...

By John Lloyd In this video, Co-Head of Global Credit Research and Portfolio Manager John Lloyd discusses where investors can source income while trying to manage risk in a rising rate environment. He highlights where they see possible opportunities that may offer income while mitigating r...

"An empire founded by war has to maintain itself by war." - Montesquieu Watching with interest the evolution of the Brexit negotiations in conjunction with the tone down stance between Italy and the European Commission surrounding the budget, while waiting for the next G20 and potential US...

Prudential Short Duration High Yield Fund (NYSE: ISD ) declares $0.085/share monthly dividend , in line with previous. More news on: Prudential Short Duration High Yield Fund, Dividend News, Read more ...

Introduction The opportunities in closed-end funds over the last few months caught the eye of many investors. Most of these products are designed to provide a steady stream of income, usually on a monthly or quarterly basis, as opposed to the biannual payments provided by individual bonds....

PGIM Short Duration High Yield Fund, Inc. ( NYSE:ISD ) and PGIM Global Short Duration High Yield Fund, Inc. ( NYSE:GHY ) declared today monthly distributions for December 2018 and January and February 2019. The distribution amounts and schedule for each fund appears below: The distributi...

Background A few months ago, I wrote about the The Fed Dilemma . I have since then discussed the various points in more details. The last financial crisis was primarily caused by high leverage among households and financial institutions. Banks have deleveraged significantly since then and t...

Making the rounds today is this chart showing the level of U.S. corporate debt as a percentage of GDP vs. the high yield default rate. To not much surprise, the two have tended to move in concert over the last 40 years. More news on: iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF, SPDR Bl...

Editor's note: Originally published at tsi-blog.com on October 16, 2018. This post was prompted by a recent article authored by the always thought-provoking Pater Tenebrarum (a pseudonym) at acting-man.com. The article looks at the relationship between credit spreads and the stock ...