MLPX News and Press, Global X MLP & Energy Infrastructure From 10/12/20

Several economic studies have shown that the recent trade war has done more harm than good to American manufacturing, actually reducing employment in that sector. It has also depressed US investment, which in turn weighs on economic growth. American businesses and consumers paid a...

September brought energy market volatility that carried over to midstream equity prices. During the month, midstream sector participants continued placing growth projects into place, while also finding creative ways to reduce capital expenditure requirements. Midstream MLPs, as me...

In contrast to the prior midstream business model that emphasized a grow-at-all-costs mentality reflected in both dividends and capital spending, midstream has been shifting to a more sustainable growth model that is not dependent on raising equity for funding. The upshot of pressured...

The closed-end funds that focus on oil and gas pipeline companies generally trade at discounts to their net asset values of 20% or more - the widest in the U.S. closed-end fund market, where the average discount is less than 10% - Andrew Bary writes in this weekend's edition of Barron's."You'...

While energy companies across the sector are pounding the table on free cash flow, midstream has a distinct advantage over its counterparts when it comes to the predictability of free cash flow and the generous income on offer. In contrast with other energy sectors, midstream’s...

Brookfield Asset Management announced it would acquire Blackstone Infrastructure's 41% stake in Cheniere Energy Partners. The stake was valued at $7 billion, and represents an approximate $5 billion gain for Blackstone after initially investing in CQP in 2012. The Organization of the ...

"Japanification" is the process of other countries' economies becoming like that of Japan: flatlined, with little to no growth or inflation and interest rates stuck at zero indefinitely. Because of the Monetary Death Spiral process that I've described elsewhere, many countries around ...

Free cash flow has been a common topic of Alerian’s research and a focus area across energy, including midstream. While we’ve historically looked at free cash flow yields at the index level, examining expected free cash flow for individual companies may be more tangible for inv...

By Brian Watson, CFA , Senior Portfolio Manager Midstream valuations remain below financial crisis levels as second-quarter earnings season wraps up August brought relatively stable midstream equity prices despite continued upward momentum in commodity prices. Quarterly earnings s...

There are no solutions. There are only trade-offs. —Thomas Sowell Macroeconomic Thesis In the past, on multiple occasions, I've written about how the United States' enormous national debt burden will slow economic growth going forward. Academic studies have demonstrated that, a...