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Raising interest rates destroys demand and borrowing capacity, but it cannot drill oil wells, resolve Middle Eastern geopolitical conflicts, or expand refinery throughput. In 1999, the Fed tightened into 4.5%–5.0% GDP, falling unemployment, and surging consumer confidence. Today, the Fed is hiking into sub-3% GDP, rising unemployment, and consumer sentiment near all-time lows. Headline CPI inflation rose throughout the 2000 rate-hiking cycle, easing only with recession; today's rate hikes may likewise fail to curb oil prices until geopolitical and infrastructure constraints ease.
BOSTON, Oct. 8, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The John Hancock Closed-End Funds listed in the table below announced earnings1 for the three months ended September 30, 2026. The same data for the comparable three-month period ended September 30, 2025 is also available below.
BOSTON, Sept. 30, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund (NYSE: BTO) (the "Fund"), a closed-end fund managed by John Hancock Investment Management LLC and subadvised by Manulife Investment Management (US) LLC, announced today sources of its quarterly distribution of $0.6500 per share paid to all shareholders of record as of September 11, 2026, pursuant to the Fund's managed distribution plan.
B2Gold Corp. (TSE: BTO - Get Free Report) (NYSE: BTG) has been given a consensus recommendation of "Buy" by the eight ratings firms that are presently covering the firm, MarketBeat Ratings reports. One analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, four have issued a buy rating and three have issued a strong buy rating on
B2Gold Corp (NYSEAMERICAN:BTG - Get Free Report) (TSE: BTO) has earned an average recommendation of "Buy" from the seven analysts that are currently covering the stock, MarketBeat.com reports. One research analyst has rated the stock with a hold recommendation, five have assigned a buy recommendation and one has assigned a strong buy recommendation to the company.
Unlike open-end funds, Closed-End Funds trade on public exchanges, allowing investors to purchase institutional asset portfolios at wider discounts than it would cost to build the positions directly. BNY Mellon Municipal Bond Infrastructure Fund offers long-duration exposure to high-grade public infrastructure projects, trading at a compelling ~10% discount to Net Asset Value. John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund provides actively managed exposure to U.S. commercial and regional banks, with its NAV holding firm near decade highs (~$40).
BOSTON, Sept. 25, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The nine John Hancock closed-end funds listed below announced today that each fund's Annual Meeting of Shareholders ("Annual Meeting") will be held on February 16, 2027, at 2:00 p.m.
Shares of B2Gold Corp. (TSE: BTO - Get Free Report) (NYSE: BTG) passed above its 200-day moving average during trading on Wednesday. The stock has a 200-day moving average of C$6.46 and traded as high as C$7.66. B2Gold shares last traded at C$7.54, with a volume of 3,147,045 shares. Analysts Set New Price Targets Several research