Are upside risks to next week's cpi report brewing?

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It's all about the economic data right now with big moves coming on the heels of big releases. For a news trader, it does...

February 9, 2023, 2:36 pm

Why esg is meaningful with fixed income etfs

Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) ratings are an increasingly prominent part of the investment lexicon and that theme extends to multiple as...

February 9, 2023, 9:40 am

Assess avmu as muni bonds rebound

Count municipal bonds among the fixed income assets that are rebounding in the early stages of 2023. Fo...

February 8, 2023, 1:12 pm

Fam: global bond markets cef, unsupported dividend

First Trust/Abrdn Global Opportunity Income Fund is a fixed income CEF. The fund invests its assets in ...

February 8, 2023, 7:37 am

The month in closed-end funds: january 2023

For the third month in four, equity CEFs (+5.60% on a NAV basis) on average witnessed positive performance. While their ...

February 8, 2023, 1:38 am

Us dollar gives some back into the london fix

The US dollar is falling further, particularly against the yen. This could be function of the London fix but it could also reflect falling yields i...

February 7, 2023, 4:00 pm

Hndl: a risky fund of funds with a targeted 7% payout, best avoided

HNDL has a balanced equity and fixed income investments portfolio, and has a pre-fixed target rate of p...

February 7, 2023, 1:18 pm

Pht: continuing to perform, 9.7% covered yield

Pioneer High Income Fund is a fixed income closed-end fund. The vehicle is almost fully covering its 9....

February 7, 2023, 3:29 am

Green bonds put investors at the epicenter of climate investing

There are myriad options for investors considering equity-based plays on climate-driven and renewable energy investing. In the ...

February 6, 2023, 12:06 pm

Hyt: moving from buy to hold on this high yield cef

BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund is a fixed income closed end fund. We own the name and have put a B...

February 3, 2023, 6:58 pm

Sustainable bond issuance could propel this etf

Among the fixed income themes that market participants were focusing on entering 2023 were the possibil...

February 3, 2023, 10:16 am

Blackrock's rieder expects slow, steady fed 25bp rate hikes, still work to do on inflation

FOMC responses continue. This from Rick Rieder, a BlackRock Managing Director. Rieder is BlackRock's Chief Investment Officer of Global ...

February 2, 2023, 2:22 am

Target long-term corporate bonds with vclt

2022 was a historically bad year for fixed income, with bonds having their worst annual performance sin...

February 1, 2023, 6:46 pm

Convertible bonds are rebounding

When considering that convertible bonds are among the fixed income assets that behave most like stocks,...

February 1, 2023, 10:34 am

Vanguard: fixed income seeing strong flows, solid performance

This time a year ago, fixed income funds were seeing some “pretty hefty outflows,” according to Jan...

January 31, 2023, 10:18 pm

Good news is fairly priced in but emerging market outlook is still favorable: vanguard

Nick Eisinger, co-head of emerging markets active fixed income at Vanguard, says FX, local currency bon...

January 31, 2023, 12:20 pm

Utwo: one way to slowly add duration to fixed income allocations

It looks like the bond market is recovering from the Federal Reserve's aggressive moves in 2022, so 2023 may be the year for investors to reposition t...

January 31, 2023, 12:35 am

Acp: time to take some profits on this 15% yielding cef

Aberdeen Income Credit Strategies Fund is a fixed income closed-end fund. ACP is up an astounding 27% s...

January 29, 2023, 10:56 pm

Target long duration, high quality fixed income before a recession hits

Bond markets are set to see an additional boost as the Federal Reserve is expected to raise interest rates by at least 25 basis points next week....

January 27, 2023, 7:49 pm

The fixed income manager that returned more than most equities managers in 2022

Christian Baylis from Fortlake Asset Management delivered stellar returns from fixed income in 2022. He...

January 27, 2023, 1:44 am