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High yield gap yawns open after US index roll
1 year 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 -
Russia extends rally as DC rules against repudiation / moratorium
2 years ago
Russian Federation CDS contracts rallied strongly for a second day on Thursday, after the Credit Derivatives Determinations Committee ruled a repudiation / moratorium had not occurred on the country's sovereign debt -
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 -
DC accepts request to rule on Russian repudiation / moratorium
2 years ago
The Russian Federation is subject to credit event scrutiny over warnings it could repay foreign bond investors in rubles, with the Credit Derivatives Determinations Committee agreeing to rule on a 'potential repudiation / moratorium' question -
China's covid response fuels regional dislocation and slowdown fear
2 years ago
Asian credit divergence has extended into a second day, with China's move to address rising covid numbers driving regional spreads as investors elsewhere await a closely watched Federal Reserve meeting -
Europe leads rally ahead of Fed despite mounting concerns from Asia
2 years ago
Credit markets have begun the week on a firmer tone, with Europe outperforming, despite concerns that rising covid-19 cases in China could add a further source of supply disruption -
Rising stars and Russia drive credit index roll changes
2 years ago
Rising stars will feature prominently in this month's roll into new iTraxx and CDX index series, but the market's riskiest names will remain in high yield baskets while at least one company falls foul of its links to Russia -
German real estate firm leads way as credit makes another lurch tighter
2 years ago
Adler, the German real estate investment group, is among the outperformers in Friday's rallying credit market, despite an audit by KPMG having been unable as yet to refute allegations made against the company -
Russia debt repudiation / moratorium question lands with Determinations Committee
2 years ago
The Russian Federation looks to be edging closer towards triggering a credit event, having been referred to the Credit Derivatives Determinations Committee for a 'potential repudiation / moratorium' on its bonds -
Volatility has teed up decompression trades: Barclays
2 years ago
Recent credit market turbulence has brought relative value trading opportunities between cash bonds and CDS, credit and equity as well as between investment grade and high yield, particularly in Europe -
Russia’s long EM index tenure cut in one swoop
2 years ago
Various constituent changes have been tabled for the forthcoming March roll of CDX and iTraxx credit derivative indices into new series, but one stand out is the administrator’s decision to eject Russia from all series of CDX EM -
Russia CDS won't be orphaned in credit event but could pay big, say investors
2 years ago
Contrary to a flurry of recent media reports, Russian Federation CDS contracts are highly likely to have deliverable bonds in the event the country triggers a credit event - and this could come soon with high pay outs for protection holders -
Nuclear power plant seizure amps up commodity chaos
2 years ago
The high volatility driven by Russia's invasion of Ukraine is taking financial markets to new extremes, with credit ending the week once again hitting new widest spreads since mid-2020 -
Traders eye expensive options as they look to get creative
2 years ago
Credit market volatility trades may look exceptionally expensive, but that is not stopping them being a prized tool for investors on a number of fronts — from hedging longer-term macro risks, through pre-March index roll positioning, to cross-asset relative value plays -
"Pivot points in curves may not stay where they have been historically"
2 years ago
CTAs and CSOs are changing the way credit curves move -
Market whipsaw sends indices and their constituents in opposite directions
2 years ago
The speed and violence of the credit market's oscillation is causing disruption in index skews, with constituent single names struggling to adjust quickly enough against deepening macro volatlity -
Euro volatility outpaces US with pivotal hours ahead in Ukraine
2 years ago
Financial markets took another battering on Tuesday, as Russia's war with Ukraine ramped up and western countries moved to enact new sanctions -
Yuzhou has no use for CDS auction despite triggering contracts: DC
2 years ago
Yuzhou Group will not require an auction to settle CDS contracts despite having triggered a failure-to-pay credit event, the Credit Derivatives Determinations Committee has ruled -
From one nation of yellow flowers to another: we are with you
2 years ago
It is Saint David's Day, the biggest day in the Welsh calendar. Today it is not a celebration but a call to action -
Russia debt hits default levels amid FX and asset lock-up
2 years ago
Russia appears to be on the brink of default on its debt, with bonds and CDS pricing in the likelihood of an imminent trigger -
Ukraine crisis takes EU and Russian markets into new territory
2 years ago
Credit spreads went back to the wides again on Monday, after the European Union intensified its pressure on the Russian economy and reached an unprecedented agreement to supply Ukraine with weapons -
Market whipsaws tighter as west holds out on Russian sanctions
2 years ago
Extreme market volatility is extending into the weekend, with a big gap tighter in spreads on Friday as the credit market see-saws due to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the uncertain response of both western countries and China -
Global markets reel as Russia goes to war with Ukraine
2 years ago
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is sending shockwaves around the region and far beyond, with the military campaign demanding a sharp reassessment of where the spiralling crisis could lead
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