MCR News and Press, MFS Charter Income Trust From 04/08/21

Global PMI highest since August 2014. Manufacturing reports robust expansion despite supply delays, services boosted by easing of COVID-19 restrictions. Consumer services show signs of steadying after steep downturn. US leads upturn, Brazil lags. For further details see:...

MFS Charter Income Trust (MCR) declares $0.0577/share monthly dividend, -2.1% decrease from prior dividend of $0.0589.Forward yield 8.14%Payable April 30; for shareholders of record April 14; ex-div April 13.See MCR Dividend Scorecard, Yield Chart, & Dividend Growth. For further details...

Global growth looks set to rebound even more strongly in 2021 than we had anticipated in our January Cyclical Outlook. Over the next several months, a combination of base effects, recent increases in energy prices, and price adjustments in sectors where activity ramps up is likely to ...

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 ...

13 out of 23 CEF sectors positive on price and 13 out of 23 sectors positive on NAV last week. MLPs lead while commodities lag. BSTZ/BMEZ boosts distributions by +48.7% and +45.0% respectively. For further details see: Weekly Closed-End Fund Roundup: March 7, 2021

2 out of 23 CEF sectors positive on price and 2 out of 23 sectors positive on NAV last week. MLPs lead, while Asia equity lags. Some Nuveen funds increase distributions due to adoption of a level distribution policy. For further details see: Weekly Closed-End Fund Roundu...

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. ...

The high-yield CEF sector has done well though not as well as other sectors in terms of discount returns in the last month (+1.3%). The sector as a whole is near its long-term fair value with a discount of -5%. But with spreads near the pre-COVID tightest levels, there isn't much upsi...

MFS Charter Income Trust (MCR) declares $0.05893/share monthly dividend, -0.8% decrease from prior dividend of $0.05936.Forward yield 8.18%Payable March 31; for shareholders of record March 17; ex-div March 16.See MCR Dividend Scorecard, Yield Chart, & Dividend Growth. For further detai...

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 ...