WIW News and Press, Western Asset Inflation-Linked Opportunities & Income Fund From 12/31/23

2023-12-31 04:25:03 ET Summary The Western Asset/Claymore Inflation-Linked Opportunities & Income Fund has performed poorly in 2023 as 'higher for longer' interest rates acted as a headwind. The Federal Reserve's shift to a 'soft landing' policy stance and potential rate cuts ...

2023-12-09 09:15:00 ET Summary The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports 199,000 new payroll gains and a drop in the unemployment rate from 3.9% to 3.7%. The upcoming Consumer Price Index report and Federal Open Market Committee decision on interest rates will be closely watched. ...

2023-11-28 01:30:00 ET Summary We turn more positive on short- to medium-term developed market (DM) sovereign bonds in our latest strategic update. We trim DM stocks to neutral. Ten-year U.S. Treasury yields steadied after their drop from 16-year highs. We think yields will stay v...

2023-11-21 08:29:27 ET More on Western Asset/Claymore Inflation-Linked Opportunities&Income Fund Dividend scorecard for Western Asset/Claymore Inflation-Linked Opportunities&Income Fund For further details see: Western Asset Infl-Linked Opps & Inc Fd declares...

Legg Mason Partners Fund Advisor, LLC announced today that certain closed-end funds have declared their distributions pursuant to their managed distribution policy for the months of December 2023, January and February 2024. The following dates apply to the distribution schedule below: Und...

2023-09-20 12:08:17 ET More on Western Asset/Claymore Inflation-Linked Opportunities&Income Fund Dividend scorecard for Western Asset/Claymore Inflation-Linked Opportunities&Income Fund WIW: Good For What It Does For further details see: Western Asset Inf...

2023-09-15 08:15:00 ET Summary The US economy is showing progress in addressing inflation, but the Federal Reserve is likely to maintain a "higher for longer" policy. Weakness in the labor market and signs of a rebalancing may give the Fed comfort in cooling the economy and return...

2023-09-14 04:45:00 ET Summary The Consumer Price Index (CPI) increased by 0.63% in August, the largest month-to-month increase since June 2022. Despite ongoing adjustments to health insurance CPI, core CPI and core services CPI accelerated. Fuel prices, particularly gasoline,...

2023-09-13 11:30:00 ET Summary US August inflation data shows a modest upside surprise, with headline CPI at 0.6% and core prices at 0.3%. The Fed is likely to keep one final rate hike in their forecasts despite keeping rates on hold in September. Risks to inflation include hi...

2023-08-17 18:06:32 ET Summary High inflation is a major problem in the U.S., pushing up the cost of living and putting pressure on household budgets. Investors can earn income by purchasing shares of closed-end funds like the RiverNorth Opportunities Fund. The RIV closed-end ...