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U.S. High Yield Faces Double Whammy
10:27am, Wednesday, 11'th Mar 2020
The spread of the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) has increased the downside risks to the fundamental picture for the US HY market. Compounding the situation is th
The Butterfly Effect
03:17pm, Tuesday, 10'th Mar 2020
The market is finally waking up to the prospects of not just viral contagion from coronavirus, but also to financial and geopolitical contagion. Credit spreads
Global Economy's Titanic: Meet Your Iceberg
02:29pm, Monday, 09'th Mar 2020
Years of easy credit, easy money. The two factors are closely correlated, but are also somewhat distinct. There are additional problems hidden within A and even
U.S. credit markets endure worst decade in 10 years
07:12pm, Friday, 06'th Mar 2020
U.S. credit markets suffer their worst day in a decade as investors worry about companies' ability to repay debt will be hurt by the spreading coronavirus.Airlines are among the first U.S. companies t
Stocks That Hit 52-Week Lows On Friday
04:22pm, Friday, 06'th Mar 2020
Friday morning, 940 companies set new 52-week lows.
Interesting Points:
The largest company by market cap to set a new 52-week low was Bank of America (NYSE: BAC).
The...
The Chemist's 'High-High-Low' Closed-End Fund Report: January 2020
12:58pm, Friday, 28'th Feb 2020
Only funds with a yield over 7.5%, coverage higher than 90% and trading at a discount are considered. DHY and TEI are the top-ranked DxYxZ fund. The DxY list ma
Read It And Weep
05:32am, Sunday, 23'rd Feb 2020
Equities had a spectacular 2019 but I fear the coronavirus impact on global economies, and borrowing costs flirting with zero. The dam could break in the equity
5 Best CEFs To Buy This Month (February 2020)
02:27pm, Saturday, 22'nd Feb 2020
For income investors, closed-end funds are an attractive investment class that covers a variety of asset classes and promises high distributions and a reasonabl
The Chemist's Quality Closed-End Fund Report: January 2020
06:35pm, Tuesday, 18'th Feb 2020
Only funds with coverage >100% are considered. Top lists of discount, yield, D x Y, and D x Y x Z are given. Munis dominate the top D x Y x Z lists.
Deschutes Portfolio Strategy, LLC Buys BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund Inc, ...
12:00am, Friday, 14'th Feb 2020Are High-Yield Returns Predictable? Key Metric Suggests Yes
10:44am, Thursday, 13'th Feb 2020
Stubbornly low interest rates still have many investors reaching far and wide for yield. High-yield bonds provide a consistent income stream that few other asse
5 Wild Cards For Bonds In 2020
09:42am, Friday, 07'th Feb 2020
After a year of outsized returns for both equity and fixed-income markets, expectations for 2020 have settled closer to their long-run averages: roughly 5% for
K2 Advisors: First-Quarter Hedge-Fund Strategy Outlook
09:21am, Friday, 07'th Feb 2020
A rotation into non-US equity markets may become evident in 2020, and many macro commodity trading advisors and equity long/short managers may benefit from this
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