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BlackRock Advisors, LLC announced today that the Boards of Directors/Trustees of sixty two BlackRock municipal, taxable fixed-income, and equity closed-end funds (the “Funds”) have authorized the renewal of open market share repurchase programs (the “Repurchase Prog...
The bond markets are in the midst of a feeding frenzy. U.S. high-yield bond sales reached an annual record of $329.8 billion for the year, with three months left to go. The high yield's market's record year follows the U.S. investment-grade bond market, which reached a new record ...
U.S. high-yield bond issuance for 2020 has eclipsed the prior annual sales record of $329.6B set in 2012, according to data compiled by Bloomberg, as companies reap the benefits of the Fed's liquidity-boosting and zero-interest rate policies.The support has effectively turned the industry int...
Coming into COVID-19, a chunk of client bond money was in higher yielding money markets since credit spreads (in my opinion) offered little value prior to March 2020. After the 35% correction in the S&P 500, and upon the announcement of the Fed liquidity programs, all that money w...
In U.S. high yield bonds we find the riskiest of credits. I have some concerns about municipal bonds and am particularly concerned about municipal pension bonds. Our 'Borrower's Paradise' is also good news for many leveraged ETFs and closed-end funds. For further details see...
I have long described our current investing environment as a "Borrower's Paradise" and a "Fixed-Income Investor's Hell." The situation has not changed and continues along unabated. The reason for this is really just one thing, the Fed. The reason for their posture is also just really one thing...
The S&P 500 may have broken out above its February highs back in late August and still remains above February's highs after Monday's advance, but performance in the high yield market hasn't been quite as strong. The chart below shows the B of A High Yield Master Index on a total return b...
By Renato Latini, CFA The unprecedented global monetary and fiscal responses to the pandemic resulted in a swift compression of corporate credit spreads. However, we believe the progression of the economic cycle is giving way to further opportunities in cyclical sectors. Dramatic Spread ...
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The name of the bond market game since COVID-19 hit, if it can be summarized in one sentence, is that "credit spread assets continue to make sense". This graph from PIMCO was in their asset allocation outlook held for retail investors the last few weeks, and I think it did a good job highlig...
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