NUW News and Press, Nuveen AMT-Free Municipal Value Fund From 06/11/21

With the post-pandemic US economy on the mend, a new threat has emerged: inflation. A confluence of pent-up consumer demand, record household savings, low inventories and global shortages has ignited the sharpest near-term price hikes in decades. Effective inflation-protection str...

Municipals posted another month of positive performance amid range-bound interest rates. Fiscal stimulus and infrastructure uncertainty limited municipal issuance. Summer seasonal supply-demand dynamics have historically boded well for muni performance. For further details s...

Risk-adjusted performance for the Global Market Index (GMI) continued to tick higher in May. GMI’s Sharpe ratio — a measure of risk-adjusted return – rose to 0.82 on a trailing 10-year basis through last month. That’s close to a pandemic high, but still...

Average yields on 10-year AAA muni bonds rose less than half that of Treasuries year to date and hover just below 1%. Municipals remain attractive due to a combination of prevailing tailwinds and long-term fundamental strengths. Muni bonds cover a wide range of maturities and qual...

Munis posted another strong month amid falling rates and favorable market dynamics. Seasonal weakness typical of mid-April was averted due to the delayed tax-filing deadline. Although valuations appear rich, economic and political themes look positive for municipals. For fur...

Nineteen out of 23 CEF sectors positive on price and 12 out of 23 sectors positive on NAV last week. MLPs lead while munis lag. Limited duration is the highest-yielding CEF sector. For further details see: Weekly Closed-End Fund Roundup: May 2, 2021

Diversification remains key. Flexible strategies can also take advantage of a more uncertain yield and spread environment. We continue to find reasonable opportunity in both public and private credit markets. We find value in non-agency mortgages and prefer cyclicals to growth sto...

Municipal bond investors are clearly worried about rising rates and rising inflation. The inflation component is also taxed at ordinary income tax rates, but here's the kicker there: you don't receive the benefit of it the year that it's realized. As yields are rising - and inflat...

22 out of 23 CEF sectors positive on price and 20 out of 23 sectors positive on NAV last week. Commodities lead while senior loans lag. A small distribution boost from NMZ, a Taxable Income portfolio holding. For further details see: Weekly Closed-End Fund Roundup: April...

Action at the state and local levels could help drive demand for municipal bonds. The 2017 Trump tax cuts dramatically impacted the buying behavior of individual and corporate taxpayers (banks and insurance companies) in very distinct ways. In our view, passage of President Biden'...