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Fund performance: Wake us up when September ends
1 year ago
After a resurgent August, credit markets hit a rough patch in September, with every Creditflux index posting negative returns, and only 12.9% of funds in our listings showing a positive return. -
Asia credit rallies sharply but rest of world holds firm ahead of Fed
1 year ago
While most of the global financial market hangs in the balance, Asian credit has undergone a second day of relief rallying having hit the year’s peak on 31 October -
Credit pivots sharply as US returns to growth and ECB confirms record hiking cycle
1 year ago
After a wider start, credit markets reversed course Thursday having digested a strong US GDP reading and the European Central Bank lifting its base rate by 75bp – a move that confirms this as the region’s most aggressive ever hiking cycle -
UK credit spreads rally for Rishi
1 year ago
UK credit spreads have rallied sharply on Monday with the victory of Rishi Sunak in the contest to become the country’s third prime minister of the year -
US and Europe divide honours between HY and IG as market rally extends
1 year ago
A second straight day of improvement is adding to this week’s gathering rally, but while US high yield is outperforming European the reverse is true in investment grade -
It's time for bullish reversal on IG credit to play decompression: JP Morgan
1 year ago
Having been bearish most of the year JP Morgan has changed its view on investment grade credit to neutral, saying value has become too cheap to ignore -
UK adds itself to sour global cocktail with investors given another shake
1 year ago
US investors are returning to a sour mood across global markets on Tuesday, with escalating warfare in Ukraine, Chinese covid cases at a two-month high, the Biden administration in a standoff with China over microchips, and the UK still managing to hold focus for economic mishap -
Weak opening for markets as BoE makes new intervention and Asia sell-off extends
1 year ago
In the absence of the US market on Monday for the country’s Columbus Day holiday, global markets have extended their bearish direction following US jobs numbers on Friday that point to further hawkishness in the outlook for rate hikes -
"Value persists in IG, but higher interest rates are a threat. Opening the synthetic toolbox can help"
1 year ago
Fiscal and monetary policy are pulling in opposite directions, but value in IG can be accessed via CDS and CSOs -
Fund performance: August provides much-needed relief for CLO funds
1 year ago
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"Ugly" eurozone inflation numbers cap off torrid week for credit
1 year ago
Credit spreads are heading tighter into the weekend, as investors rebalance positions against a backdrop of easing currency pressures but a challenging array of European inflation numbers and a highly charged Brazilian election month about to kick off -
UK and Italy in focus as credit rout extends
1 year ago
UK and Italy sovereign credit spreads are heading wider on Wednesday, as the market-wide sell-off takes indices to new extremes for the year -
European credit returns to peak covid levels with UK getting pounded
1 year ago
What looks set to be another challenging week for financial markets has opened as bearishly as last week ended, with credit spreads in Asia and Europe once again surging to new wides -
Bruises start to swell, despite BoE pulling its punch
1 year ago
Market mood is growing uglier as the week progresses, with global investors increasingly looking for safety as the impact of central bank interventions combines with escalating fear over Russia’s campaign against Ukraine -
Rising stars, decompression and trade unwinds set to drive September roll: Barclays
1 year ago
Decompression and US / Europe relative value trade unwinds look set to characterise the September CDS index roll, with the prospect of no changes to iTraxx Europe for the first time in recent memory, say Barclays credit strategists -
Bears carry market into weekend as Germany adds to recessionary swirl
1 year ago
Germay posting its biggest ever rise in producer prices has not helped the market mood, at the end of a week in which investors have already had to reckon with the hawkish insistence of the US Federal Reserve, spiralling European gas prices and a 10.1% UK inflation print -
Spreads gap wider with UK inflation adding to cocktail of concerns
1 year ago
Evidence of financial markets hitting a resistance point after three weeks of improvement is growing, with Monday’s bearish shift extending over into early trading Tuesday -
Euro IG credit outperforms as US inflation measure fuels euphoric rally
1 year ago
Hopes of the US economy having passed peak inflation have driven global markets on an emphatic rally, beginning on Wednesday and carrying over to the Thursday trading session -
ECB acts on inflation but gas and other worries grow worse
1 year ago
If European Central Bank officials breathed a sigh of relief when their first hike in 11 years did not immediately rattle markets — or even dared believe a more hawkish signal helped confidence — the reprieve was short-lived -
Convertibles head for recovery after six months stuck in gridlock
1 year ago
Having suffered their worst first half on record, convertible bonds are due better performance if only on mean reversion -
Fund performance: Select funds shine in dreary June for credit hedge funds
1 year ago
Credit funds suffered through June, as only 8% of listed funds reached the black. This made June the fourth month in a row in which negative returns increased -
"Short memories forget how rampant anti-EU sentiment was before Mario Draghi became Italy’s prime minister"
1 year ago
Unrest in Italy threatens to escalate into a bigger crisis than Greece in 2012 -
Making the grade: CLO managers move into IG bonds
1 year ago
CLO managers have been using the incredible volatility in credit markets this year to add an unfamiliar asset to their portfolios – investment grade bonds -
Italian rally extends as Europe opens week on stronger tone than US
1 year ago
Improvement in Italian spreads is helping the European market maintain its better tone at the start of the week, but after July’s rally many investors will be wary at entering a month that has often been negative for credit performance -
Relief rally extends despite US and EU sending mixed signals on recession
1 year ago
Growth and inflation data on Friday has added impetus for the European Central Bank to maintain a hawkish stance at its September meeting, despite US signals suggesting that economy is in recession
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