EDD

Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Domestic Debt Fund (EDD) declares $0.105/share quarterly dividend, -4.5% decrease from prior dividend of $0.110.Forward yield 6.68%Payable Jan. 15; for shareholders of record Dec. 18; ex-div

Each of the Morgan Stanley closed-end funds listed below (the "Funds") today declared the following dividends.

Each of the Morgan Stanley closed-end funds listed below (the "Funds") today declared the following dividends.

Yields on Asian junk bond markets, whether sovereign, corporate, or both, are around 7.7% and 8.4%. It’s hard to find that income in other investments these days.

Yields on Asian junk bond markets, whether sovereign, corporate, or both, are about 7.7% and 8.4%. It’s hard to find that income in other investments these days.

The transition to a greener economy is evident, and the rise of ESG as an important framework to analyze material non-financial factors has proven its worth.Increasing tensions between China and the U.S. may lead to further regionalization of the world.All in, while the COVID-19 pandemic has certainly tested the EM corporate asset class, issuers in our universe have performed well and the asset class has shown maturity and resilience.

22 out of 23 CEF sectors positive on price and 17 out of 23 sectors positive on NAV last week.Markets rebound, led by commodities.MLPs are the highest-yielding CEF sector.