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By Cooper J. Howard There's an old joke in the bond market: "What's the difference between a high-yield bond and a junk bond?" "It's high yield when you buy it, but junk when you sell it!" Since high-yield munis - those that are rated below Baa3/BBB-, or not rated at all - were one of the ...
By Patricia Healy, CFA Has The Municipal Credit Cycle Plateaued? Many positive indicators suggest that the municipal credit cycle has yet to plateau. Upgrades continue to outpace downgrades; the US economy is still growing; federal tax reform boosted revenues in fiscal 2018; and rainy ...
By John R. Mousseau, CFA Muni yields rose in the first six weeks of this quarter - mostly in sympathy with US Treasuries (UST). We saw the 10-year and 30-year Treasury bonds rise 20 and 25 basis points respectively. Since early November, AAA muni yields ((AAA)) have dropped across the boar...
By Kathy A. Jones Peak expectations The worst may be over for the bond bear market. After more than two years of steadily rising bond yields (and falling bond prices, which move inversely to yields), our research suggests that 10-year Treasury bond yields may have peaked for this tighten...
By Sheila Amoroso, Senior Vice President, Director, Municipal Bond Department, Franklin Templeton Fixed Income Group Municipal bond yields moved higher in 2018 and seem likely to continue moving up in 2019 if market expectations for further interest-rate increases play out. Sheila Amoros...
By Patricia Healy, CFA Today's municipal bond market is anything but "sleepy," as Spencer Jakab characterized it in his Wall Street Journal article, "Prophet of Muni Market Doom Wasn't Wrong, Just Early" (10/26/2018). The Prophet of Doom he referred to was Meredith Whitney, who shortly b...
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The reorganization of Nuveen Enhanced Municipal Value Fund (NYSE: NEV) into Nuveen Municipal Credit Income Fund (NYSE: NZF) was successfully completed prior to the opening of the New York Stock Exchange on June 6, 2022. In the reorganization, NZF acquired substantially all of the as...
Nuveen Municipal Credit Income Fund (NYSE: NZF) announces pre-reorganization distribution. The specific distribution date and amount are detailed below. As previously announced , common shareholders of Nuveen Enhanced Municipal Value Fund (NYSE: NEV) and preferred shareholde...
Common shareholders of Nuveen Enhanced Municipal Value Fund (NYSE: NEV) and preferred shareholders of Nuveen Municipal Credit Income Fund (NYSE: NZF) have approved the funds’ reorganization. The reorganization will combine NEV into NZF. Subject to the satisfaction of certain cust...