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Swiss bank looks to plug holes but investors are hun-gruyere for risk
1 year ago
Credit Suisse is a rare, worrisome cloud in an otherwise brightening sky this week, as Europe extends its tightening trend in credit with the US standing at ease for the Thanksgiving holiday -
Bond tenders bring outperformance as credit fends off commodity woes
1 year ago
Credit markets are managing to stay remarkably robust this week despite high volatility in oil prices and covid deaths in China undermining hopes for its economy to reopen -
HIG adds capital raising clout with senior credit and PE hires
1 year ago
HIG Capital has added to its global credit and private equity businesses with three senior appointments -
Outsized corporate rally puts financials RV in focus
1 year ago
The week is ending with resumption of credit’s recent rally after a brief pause, and Europe once again taking the lead over the US -
BlackRock launches impact bond fund
1 year ago
BlackRock has launched a fixed income fund focused on green, social, and sustainable bonds as well as ‘impact’ MBS and municipal investments -
UK nerves rattle Europe/US relative value trades, as Hunt seeks to reassure investors
1 year ago
A palpable mood of trepidation on Thursday around the UK’s autumn budget has brought widening of credit spreads, with European indices giving back gains they have made in recent sessions versus their US counterparts -
Europe's outperformance reverses after Poland attack and inflation numbers
1 year ago
European credit spreads are heading wider, following a strong run, with the UK’s latest inflation reading worse than expected and a missile strike on Poland having raised geopolitical risk on the continent -
European outperformance creates index options trading mismatch: Barclays
1 year ago
The recent outperformance of European credit over US has shifted the value of iTraxx index options, but CDX index volatility premiums stand out for having hit a new low -
Financials offer relative value opportunities after synthetic credit overshoot: BNP Paribas
1 year ago
A technical squeeze, driven by investor risk appetite but also short covering, has taken some parts of the synthetic credit to a point where cash bonds look to offer better relative value -
China property rescue plan keeps credit on front foot
1 year ago
China’s policy shift on covid rules and measures to prop up its ailing property market have brought a buoyant start to the week, despite financial markets having already rallied sharply last week -
Credit euphoria follows CPI, but analysts warn of comedown
1 year ago
Softer than expected US inflation numbers have ignited a spectacular rally in financial markets. But strategists and economists warn against the exuberance, arguing more pain is likely on the way -
US lags as midterms, dollar and global slowdown weigh against broader rally
1 year ago
European and Asia outperformance over the US is extending at pace at the start of the week, with a strong improvement in spreads coming ahead of the New York market open -
Europe-US convergence in play as week ends on strong rally
1 year ago
A big push tighter in credit spreads on Friday has extended the theme of European outperformance, with iTraxx Crossover briefly trading inside US high yield index counterpart CDX HY for the first time since July -
High yield markets win big in 2022’s love-letter to CDS
1 year ago
Tradeable credit assets have suffered a rough year for liquidity and returns, but credit derivatives are among a small group of products defiantly enjoying a bumper year. -
Soft mood music abruptly dashed as Fed and BoE rile markets
1 year ago
The credit market’s strong run of improvement has come to an end this week, with the US Federal Reserve and Bank of England delivering a reality check to hopes of a more dovish path forward on interest rates -
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. -
Credit hedge fund returns (November 2022)
1 year ago
Credit hedge fund returns -
Credit funds at a glance (November 2022)
A round up of fundraising and people moves in credit -
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 -
Europe leads broad rally amid speculation on softening rates timeline
1 year ago
After a cautious start to the week, credit markets have rallied ahead of policy decisions by the US Federal Reserve and Bank of England, amid growing investor anticipation of a slowdown in rate hikes as well as hope of a reopening Chinese economy -
Credit faces blind spot as borrowers enter higher default cycle: BNP Paribas
1 year ago
With short term rates outstripping nominal GDP growth, the credit cycle is entering its next and final stage – one in which corporate defaults will pick up but high quality borrowers should outperform -
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
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