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COVID turned out to be quite the economic event, and a pandemic under control promises to deliver a recovering economy by the end of 2021. On the other hand, should the vaccinations not go according to plan and the pandemic is not declining by June 2021, the economy may not recover at...
The media and pundits continue their time-honored tradition of sawing sawdust. On top of this, headline-sniffing computers are constantly on the lookout for bad or good news items on which to launch a barrage of Buy or Sell orders. Since the 10-year US Treasury note is only paying a l...
When it comes to asset prices, it seems everyone agrees that we have entered bubble territory. The question is, when does the bubble burst? While prices are high and rising with speculation rampant, I don't see the conditions available for it to burst at this time. I do expect a n...
On Wednesday, the market surged as Joe Biden got sworn in as the 46th President of the United States. Interestingly, it was a rotation from the reflation trade back into the "Old Guard" of the FANG stocks that led the way. The reality is that both a rise in the dollar, with higher yie...
With Treasuries blowing right through the 100% of GDP milepost - and likely poised to reach 125% within the next year or two - there's no time like the present to recognize our nation is in serious fiscal trouble. The pandemic is not close to my greatest worry. These days I have great...
Two factors that make the U.S. federal debt more sustainable in the short-term. Are U.S. corporate tax increases possible this year? Is Europe at risk of another recession? For further details see: Is The Ballooning U.S. Government Debt Sustainable?
Sales of existing homes rose 0.7 percent in December, hitting a 6.76 million seasonally adjusted annual rate, the fourth consecutive month above the 6 million mark and the second-highest pace since March 2006. Total inventory of existing homes for sale fell 16.4 percent to 1.07 millio...
To understand why the "savings rate" is not what it appears to be, you must understand its underlying construction. Since the top income earners have more than enough income to maintain their living standards, the balance falls into savings. This disparity in incomes also generates a ...
2021: A bumpy road to recovery. Early cycle conditions supportive of risk assets. Opportunities from earnings expansion in 2021 and 2022. For further details see: 2021: A New Year, New U.S. President, New Optimism For Markets
Last week, the 10-year Treasury bond yield continued to rise, as last Tuesday's bond auction had a lackluster bid-to-cover ratio of 2.47. This means that the Fed is going to have to do more quantitative easing or the federal government is going to have to curtail its spending. The Fed...
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HARTFORD, Conn. , Nov. 18, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- The reorganization of Virtus Total Return Fund Inc. (NYSE: ZF) with and into Virtus Global Dividend & Income Fund Inc. (NYSE: ZTR) has been completed. ZF ceased trading and dissolved as of the close of business on Friday, November ...
HARTFORD, Conn. , Nov. 4, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- The Boards of Directors of Virtus Global Dividend & Income Fund Inc. (NYSE: ZTR), Virtus Total Return Fund Inc. (NYSE: ZF), and Duff & Phelps Select MLP and Midstream Energy Fund Inc. (NYSE: DSE), and the Board of Trus...
HARTFORD, Conn. , Oct. 2, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Virtus Total Return Fund Inc. (NYSE: ZF) previously announced the following quarterly distribution on September 25, 2019 : Under the terms of its Managed Distribution Plan, the Fund will seek to maintain a consistent distribution...