M.ST. EMERG. MKTS DEBT

We review the CEF market valuation and performance through the second week of December and highlight recent market action. CEFs mostly declined this week due to a 0.25% rise in 10-year Treasury yields, with only the loan sector showing a slight NAV gain. The BlackRock Enhanced Government Fund (EGF) will merge into BlackRock Income Trust (BKT); high-quality funds like these are not ideal in CEFs.» Mehr auf seekingalpha.com

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Morgan Stanley Investment Management today announced that, effective immediately, the Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund, Inc. (NYSE: MSD) (the “Fund”) is no longer limited to investing up to 35% of its total assets in debt securities of corporate issuers located in or organized under the laws of emerging countries. The Fund's primary investment objective is to produce high current income and as a secondary objective, to seek capital appreciation. The Fund seek.» Mehr auf businesswire.com

COPENHAGEN, Denmark, Sept. 26, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Evaxion Biotech A/S (NASDAQ: EVAX) (“Evaxion”), a clinical-stage TechBio company specializing in developing AI-Immunology™ powered vaccines, today announced that it has entered into an option and license agreement with MSD (tradename of Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA) for two preclinical vaccine candidates. The agreement expands the companies' current collaboration and carries significant value for Evaxion.» Mehr auf globenewswire.com