TWN News and Press, Taiwan Fund Inc. From 05/28/21

1 out of 23 CEF sectors positive on price and 1 out of 23 sectors positive on NAV last week. MLPs lead while convertibles lag. Limited duration is the highest-yielding CEF sector. For further details see: Weekly Closed-End Fund Roundup: May 16, 2021

In this note, we look at the several headwinds that appear to have contributed to the recent underperformance along with the positive factors underlying these markets. The most obvious headwind to Asian markets this year has been the correction in technology. Another potential hea...

For income investors, closed-end funds remain an attractive investment class that covers a variety of asset classes and promise high distributions and reasonable total returns. The market downturn last year exposed the risk of high volatility and deep drawdowns with investing in close...

While recovery in economic growth could remain muted this year in many markets, we expect more normalization in 2022. EM equities rebounded in April but trailed their DM counterparts. Emerging Asian equities rose in April. Among the top regional markets were Taiwan, South Korea an...

Taiwan is in the unique position of having actually recorded a slight strengthening in GDP growth in 2020 compared with 2019, despite the severe global recession caused by the Covid-19pandemic. The pandemic-driven surge in global electronics demand was a key factor underpinning Taiwan...

For the sixth month in a row, equity CEFs on average posted positive returns, rising 3.55% on an NAV basis for April. While for the second month running, fixed income CEFs posted plus-side returns (+1.42%). Twenty-seven percent of all CEFs traded at a premium to their NAV, with 27...

After a decent start, emerging markets have lagged behind developed markets. Emerging markets don't necessarily correspond to neat value vs. growth or cyclical vs. defensive narratives. The best environment for emerging market economies is one of synchronized global growth. ...

Global manufacturing output growth hits 11-year high, but record supply delays lead to production constraints. Backlogs of work rise at steepest rate for 17 years. Input costs rise at fastest rate for decade, lead to record factory gate price increase. For further details se...

Nineteen out of 23 CEF sectors are positive on price and 21 out of 23 sectors positive on NAV last week. THW rights offering concludes and was undersubscribed. GUT's and CLM/CRF's rights offerings commentary. IRR will liquidate in another Saba victory, while IID was successful...

For income investors, closed-end funds remain an attractive investment class that covers a variety of asset classes and promise high distributions and reasonable total returns. The market downturn last year exposed the risk of high volatility and deep drawdowns with investing in close...