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Global manufacturing PMI buoyed by further strong gains in production. Robust growth seen in the US, Eurozone, India and Brazil despite supply chain delays close to record high. Expansion limited by further slowdown in China, in turn linked to shipping and logistics problems. ...
Technicals and politics kept muni returns resilient to government rate rises... until now. While Treasuries have been selling off (pushing up their yields) on the reopening of the economy and inflation expectations, municipal bonds (munis) had remained resilient. For potentially m...
Why the run-up in rates has troubled equity markets more than credit, and why we think that is poised to continue. Since the start of the fourth quarter of 2020, the U.S. 10-year yield has risen by more than 80 basis points while the spread of the ICE Bank of America U.S. Corporate BB...
As an investor, municipal bonds could offer you tax-exempt income, which can carry more attractive advantages if current tax rates increase, and higher income-generating capabilities after accounting for tax. Don't let market-wide panic disrupt your investment plan. As an investor, mu...
The tax-exempt CEF sector has proven to be relatively resilient over the past year, generating attractive absolute and risk-adjusted returns. We take a look at the sector and, in particular, focus on the two key allocation dimensions for investors: Duration and credit risk. We als...
Strong performance has continued to stretch rich muni bond valuations. We expect strong demand to continue outpacing elevated supply. Additional fiscal aid and vaccine distribution could support fundamentals. For further details see: Munis Off To A Running Start
Municipal bonds have done well since the election, since a Democratic Administration is typically good for additional state and local relief, even more badly needed this year thanks to the pandemic. Also, it's pretty clear higher taxes in some form or fashion are on the way, whether i...
The tax-exempt sector continues to receive investor attention due to potential tailwinds of the new administration such as higher taxes and more fiscal support of municipalities. On the back of a new shareholder report we take a look at a number of tax-exempt Nuveen funds with signifi...
The price of risk is what investors demand as a premium, an extra return over and above what they can make on a guaranteed investment (risk free), to invest in a risky asset. Corporate bonds are traded, and as a consequence, and you can use traded prices to estimate default spreads in...
Despite 2020's many challenges, the Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond Index was up 5.2%, with returns that were even more compelling for the second half of the year, across the credit spectrum. During the year, we expect net supply to turn negative as more bonds mature or more bonds t...
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2024-07-13 12:08:00 ET Stock Traders Daily has produced this trading report using a proprietary method. This methodology seeks to optimize the entry and exit levels to maximize results and limit risk, and it is also applied to Index options, ETFs, and futures for our subscribers. This...
2024-06-25 05:00:43 ET Some of our favorite high-yield dividends just did something stunning: They sent their investors’ payouts soaring—in some cases by more than 30% overnight. All of these high-paying dividend growers are municipal bond funds , a corner of the m...
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