PCI News and Press, PIMCO Dynamic Credit and Mortgage Income Fund of Beneficial Interest From 07/06/21

As the world convalesced from the pandemic, stocks advanced in the second quarter and earnings rebounded across sectors. With business gains broadening amid complex market risks, we think investors should lean on quality to find stocks that will perform well in a normalizing world eco...

Although global manufacturing output growth ran at one of the fastest rates seen for over a decade in June, capacity constraints continued to develop, reflecting a lack of labour and a record worsening of supplier delivery times. The shortfall of payroll numbers to new orders was espe...

As the first half of 2021 comes to an end, the global economy is recovering strongly from its sharp decline last year caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Regional economic growth differences during the first half reflect differences in the spread of the pandemic and policy responses to i...

MSCI US REIT Index rallied 2.7% in June, which marks an impressive run of eight consecutive monthly increases. The Russell 3000 Index jumped 2.5% in June, the fifth straight monthly advance. Comparing GMI to US stocks and bonds shows that global asset allocation remains competitiv...

When I get a question on a CEF or am looking at a new CEF, these are the first 5 things I will check. The five places I want to look first are; 1. Investment Policy, 2. Quick Review of Holdings, 3. Discount/Premium, 4. Performance, 5. Distributions. Once these items are checked, I...

PIMCO bond CEFs are an income-investor favorite for their big monthly distribution payments, often yielding in excess of 8.0% and 9.0%. However, there are some red flags on the horizon for several of them as a curious potential merger looms. In this report, we offer some details a...

PDI and PCI continue to have weak fundamentals. PDO continues to be the best buy in the space. PMX falls back to the buy-range. Since this article, PDO's valuation has skyrocketed above what we deem fair value.  Subsequently, coverage ratios for PCI and PDI have fallen dr...

The global economy has reached an important milestone in the second quarter of 2021, surpassing the pre-pandemic real GDP peak attained in the fourth quarter of 2019. After a 3.5% contraction in 2020, global real GDP is projected to increase 6.0% in 2021, its strongest advance since 1...

In spite of the pandemic-induced crisis and correction last year and other challenges, the stock market has made a remarkable recovery, and a new bull market is clearly evident. Obviously, the big question is, where does it go from here, and is it a good time to invest? If you are...

IHS Markit's PMI business surveys showed the economic recovery gaining momentum in May as output growth accelerated to the fastest for 15 years. Although growth of new orders accelerated globally in May to reach the highest since 2006, employment growth slowed marginally compared to A...