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By Gershon Distenfeld Should you be concerned that high-yield bonds didn't predict last year's equity market selloff? We don't think so. In fact, we think investors should consider adding high-yield exposure to reduce overall risk. High-yield bonds have traditionally been a reliable earl...
This article was first released to subscribers 1 month ago. The Weekly Closed-End Fund Roundup will be put out at the start of each week to summarize recent price movements in closed-end fund [CEF] sectors in the last week, as well as to highlight recently concluded or upcoming corporate...
U.S. junk bonds' 4.52% return in January marks the biggest monthly gain in more than seven years and the best January since 2009. More news on: iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF, SPDR Bloomberg Barclays High Yield Bond ETF, Credit Suisse High Yield Bond Fund, Financial stocks n...
By Brendan Loftus, Research Analyst When volatility returned with a vengeance in 2018, few markets or asset classes were spared. As asset prices declined, investors have started to question if this is a momentary blip or the start of a larger move. Below, we discuss what recent moves have ...
This article was first released to subscribers 2 weeks ago. The Weekly Closed-End Fund Roundup will be put out at the start of each week to summarize recent price movements in closed-end fund [CEF] sectors in the last week, as well as to highlight recently concluded or upcoming corporate...
There were no major U.S. Federal Bank speeches this week, so let's dive into the market overall, starting with corporates. CCC yields (in blue) widened sharply between 10/18 and 12/18, rising about 425 basis points (left scale). Spreads have tightened a bit since then, coming down to about 1...
By Kathy A Jones We ended 2018 with a cautious outlook. Our concerns centered on the effect of the Federal Reserve's policy tightening on the economy and the market's appetite for risk, at a time when valuations for bonds were high. We suggested a cautious approach to riskier areas of the ...
"Anxiety does not empty tomorrow of its sorrows, but only empties today of its strength." - Charles Spurgeon British clergyman Watching with interest the historical defeat of Prime Minister Theresa May relating to Brexit, in conjunction with the Chinese central bank injecting a net 560 bil...
After screaming higher towards the end of 2018 right up through the first couple of days of 2019, high yield spreads have come crashing back down to earth in the last two weeks, falling from a high of 544 basis points (bps) on 1/3 to 440 bps through Thursday. At their highs two weeks ago, spre...
According to Bloomberg, junk bonds have already returned 3.45% this month, which would be the best January in several years. Drilling down further, CCC paper has returned 4.575%, the finest performer in fixed income. More news on: iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF, SPDR Bloombe...
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Shares of MFS Intermediate High Income Fund (NYSE:CIF) traded at a new 52-week high today of $2.99. Approximately 57,000 shares have changed hands today, as compared to an average 30-day volume of 78,000 shares. Mfs Intermediate High Income Fund is a United States based diversified close...
MFS Intermediate High Income Fund (NYSE:CIF) traded today at a new 52-week high of $2.95. Approximately 55,000 shares have changed hands today, as compared to an average 30-day volume of 74,000 shares. In the past 52 weeks, MFS Intermediate High Income Fund share prices are bracketed by ...
MFS Investment Management ® (MFS ® ) announced today monthly distributions of the following closed-end funds, all with declaration dates of January 2, 2019, ex-dividend dates of January 15, 2019, record dates of January 16, 2019, and payable dates of January 31, 2019: ^The fun...