PCN News and Press, Pimco Corporate & Income Strategy Fund From 08/11/21

During July, global consensus earnings estimates have re-accelerated to the upside, representing another bullish impulse in the tug of war between high valuations on the one hand and strong profits momentum on the other. Despite market worries of a loss of momentum in the near term, t...

IHS Markit's PMI business surveys showed the global economic recovery continuing into July, but the rate of expansion lost momentum for a second month running. The global economy continued to expand at a solid rate in July, according to the JPMorgan Global PMI™ (compiled by IHS...

The US high-yield index is almost $1.6 trillion, but it pales in comparison to a broader global multi-sector universe that tops $8 trillion. Ever-changing global economic and market conditions mean every category has the chance of being the best or worst performing in any given year. ...

The Net Asset Value (NAV) for a CEF remains, for me, a primary measure of its overall health. Although past performance does not guarantee future results, a CEF with a good track record is more likely to withstand the test of time. It is time to evaluate the CEFs in my Cupolone In...

Each stock traditionally has a hierarchy of factors: sector/industry classification, geographic classification, and residual exposures. These are known as style factors. As 2021 has progressed, the market has been much more rotational. Growth, value, beta, and momentum factors have al...

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...

My overall portfolio consists of 24 stocks divided into two income portfolios, Cupolone and Giotto, the first entirely dedicated to CEFs and the second to ETFs and ETNs. I recently reduced my Cupolone Income Portfolio by closing my position in PKO and redistributing part of the procee...