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Tech and supply chain concerns take credit back to year's wides
1 year ago
A cocktail of bearish signals has taken credit markets back to their widest levels since March, with Tuesday's sell off spilling over into the Wednesday session -
Winton hires quant credit specialist as PM
1 year ago
Winton, a London-headquartered asset management firm that specialises in quantitative strategies, has hired an experienced trader to focus on credit alpha capture -
German property co hits new wides as investors scrutinise investigation report
1 year ago
The bearish momentum that gripped financial markets on Friday has spilled over the weekend into Monday's session, with an especially big move in the debt of one German real estate borrower taking it to worrisome spread levels -
High yield / loan slowdown affects year-end projections and pricing: Barclays
1 year ago
A sharp decline in primary market activity means expectations for high yield bond and even leveraged loan issuance need to be lowered, say Barclays credit strategists. And that in turn has implications for relative value -
Big swing for high yield property co as bears make new push
1 year ago
Credit trading has turned decidedly bearish again as the weekend approaches, with investors bracing for a host of market-impacting developments. This has brought a particularly volatile reversal in performance for one European high yield borrower -
US high yield outperforms as credit adds to rally
1 year ago
French equipment rental company Loxam is among the biggest movers as credit markets rally for a second day, but US high yield is having the better week -
Potential failure to pay has occurred on Russian CDS, says Determinations Committee
1 year ago
The Russian Federation is moving closer to triggering a credit event on foreign debt, with the Credit Derivatives Determinations Committee having ruled a potential failure to pay has occurred -
Heavy mood greets Europe’s return as earnings and rates policy weigh
1 year ago
The European market on its return after the long weekend is greeted with another sizeable push wider in spreads, with focus on US Federal reserve policy, this week’s round of corporate earnings and the prospect of US 10-year inflation linked bond yields turning positive for the first time in two years -
Credit rally revives as investors scour ECB for Easter eggs
1 year ago
Credit spreads are taking a turn for the tighter on latest European Central Banks statements, at the end of a short week characterised by flatter index trading but persistent single name volatility -
RusRail no-auction vote means CDS holders must track down bonds
1 year ago
Russian Railways CDS contracts will not be settled via auction despite the borrower having triggered a failure-to-pay credit event, the Credit Derivatives Determinations Committee has ruled -
Fund performance: Credit slumps widely as CLOs lag furthest behind
1 year ago
February’s market turn brought a variety of fund categories into the Creditflux top ten as six different categories were represented -- US high yield standing tallest among them -
Credit hedge funds (April 2022)
1 year ago
Credit hedge fund returns -
Credit funds at a glance (April 2022)
1 year ago
A round up of fundraising and people moves in credit -
Ucits at a glance: Long-short funds provide resistance in tough month
1 year ago
In February, Ucits funds followed market sentiment as 90% made negative returns -
GoldenTree sprouts up in North Carolina
1 year ago
GoldenTree Asset Management has opened a new office in Charlotte -
Skew in focus for second day as single names move sharply against index
1 year ago
Credit indices are trading out of sync with their underlying constituents for a second day this week, with single names broadly widening despite investors seeking to maintain flattish macro positioning -
High yield and IG single names diverge even as buyside seeks macro neutrality
1 year ago
High yield and investment grade single names are moving in opposite directions at the start of the week, while indices reflect a push by investors to cut directional exposure to macro credit -
Investors weigh up Fed calendar and valuations after bruising week
1 year ago
Financial markets are taking stock on Friday after a big sell-off in risk assets, with credit spreads nursing the wounds caused by this week's returning focus on hawkish central bank policy versus rich-looking valuations -
Blackstone lands big name as bank's synthetic structured credit talisman joins buyside
1 year ago
Blackstone has hired a well known figure from the synthetic structured credit market, with a prominent name in CSOs joining the firm after 18 years working on the sell-side -
Capital Four hires senior US credit trader
1 year ago
Capital Four has hired a senior credit trader in its New York office -
US oil drive boosts credit, but property firm goes against the flow
1 year ago
US moves to increase oil supply have prompted financial markets to resume rallying, after Russia dampened optimism on peace in Ukraine. But one European company is moving sharply in the other direction -
High yield gap yawns open after US index roll
2 years ago
A market rally ahead of Russia/Ukraine peace talks has added to the gap between European and US high yield credit derivative index spreads, a day after CDX HY rolled into a new on-the-run series -
Credit rally extends as investors welcome hawkish but clearer Fed message
2 years ago
Credit markets have carried their rally over to another day, fuelled in part by what investors have interpreted as a hawkish but clear message from the US Federal Reserve on policy tightening -
HY index to only receive one fallen angel, as five rising stars leave for IG
2 years ago
The addition of rising stars from the high yield market will be a prominent feature of next week's CDX IG index roll. But changes listed for CDX HY suggest the reverse will not be true when it rolls a week later -
China pledges and Russia/Ukraine peace hopes drive relief rally
2 years ago
Credit markets have surged tighter on Wednesday, with China's pledge to support covid-hit markets and hopes rising for Russia-Ukraine peace discussions ahead of US Federal Reserve policy moves that are widely thought to have been priced in
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