MQY News and Press, Blackrock MuniYield Quality Fund Inc. From 09/17/20

New York (September 15) - One of the more troubling admissions of Federal Reserve Chair Powell at his speech last month was his acknowledgement that "r-star" (r*), or the "natural" rate of interest, had fallen by some 50% since 2012. As Chair Powell described it: This rate (the r*rate) ...

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Author's note: This article was released to CEF/ETF Income Laboratory members on August 11, 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 i...

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There's no way to overstate just how much the COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted our daily lives and the broader economy - and the municipal market is no exception. To take stock of where the muni market is now and what we should look for going forward, we turned to Baird Municipal Analyst Mike S...

Of all of the Fixed-Income markets, Municipals are the most disjointed. Yes, there are some large state issues, where liquidity can be found, but there are also very small issues, from small municipalities, that are not only general obligation bonds but also revenue bonds from school districts...

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 ...

Municipal Market Overview We have made no secret that the municipal bond sector is one of our favorites. It has been hard to feel confident in this space in the last couple of months due to both liquidity concerns at the outset and credit concerns more recently. Munis were hit by the thoug...

Note: A modified version of this article was released to CEF/ETF Income Laboratory members on June 28, 2020, and data are from that date. Please check latest data before investing. BlackRock announced a slate of muni bond CEF reorganizations last month, due to be completed " in or before t...