MVT News and Press, Blackrock MuniVest Fund II Inc. From 11/19/20

Many of the policies that a president will ultimately decide can be impactful. For example, tax policy, which could impact a state or local government's ability to raise their own taxes and impact demographics. But another impact is that it can also increase the attractiveness of munis as...

The media has been rife with headlines foretelling revenue shortfalls and a cash crisis for battered state budgets. We look under the hood to better assess the status of the headline-grabbing states with the largest debt burdens. Bond investors are right to be concerned. For...

Rising interest rates pressured bond prices in October. Record-high monthly issuance was well absorbed amid strong demand. We expect a favorable supply-demand backdrop through year end. For further details see: Munis Overcome A Glut Of Issuance

We look at some broad CEF trends that have developed over the past year, such as performance relative to ETFs, as well as discount weakness. In our Income Portfolios, we continue to approach CEF allocation with a margin-of-safety perspective, while also diversifying into senior securi...

The White House is still not decided. This was "prime time" for the blue wave conversations entering the bond market. Municipal bonds aren't hurt as much as they are not helped. A second stimulus bill that would include additional aid for state and local governments will be ha...

BlackRock MuniVest Fund II (MVT) declares $0.0585/share monthly dividend, in line with previous.Forward yield 5.02%Payable Dec. 1; for shareholders of record Nov. 16; ex-div Nov. 13.See MVT Dividend Scorecard, Yield Chart, & Dividend Growth. For further details see: BlackRock MuniVe...

Stimulus talks continue as the two parties try to hash out a deal before the elections.  That deal before November is becoming more elusive. The September payrolls report showed that 661K jobs were added in the month, which was below expectations of 850K.  Unemployment rate ...

The boards of directors (the “Board”) of the BlackRock closed-end funds listed in the below table (each a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”) announced that each Fund has elected to be subject to the Maryland Control Share Acquisition Act (the...

In years with presidential elections, we take a deeper dive into how the national election could impact state and local governments. Political risk is also an important component of our analysis, as the political party makeup of the executive and legislative branches can have a large ...

While most polls have Vice-President Biden ahead by 6-7% points, we know the race has the potential to be much closer. A higher marginal rate should also flatten the muni yield curve over time as the demand for longer-dated paper increases because of the benefits it provides on a taxa...