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Credit Suisse blow out puts financials in spotlight
1 year ago
Credit spreads have pushed wider on Monday, with underperformance in investment grade, as sharp oil price moves accompanied intensified focus on the banking sector amid a slew of worrying commentary on Credit Suisse -
"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 -
Investors nurse wounds after UK scuppers credit expectations
1 year ago
Financial markets are picking up the pieces on Thursday following an extremely volatile session ignited in large part by UK economic mishap, which sparked fears of a financial crisis and necessitated the central bank’s intervention -
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 -
So long! US high yield index jumps tighter with roll from old to new series
2 years ago
Credit spreads have retraced tighter on Tuesday, after two days of heavy selling pressure, as investors in US high yield index CDX HY get set for its roll into a new series -
European credit returns to peak covid levels with UK getting pounded
2 years 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 -
Surge in hedging sends credit spreads to year's wides
2 years ago
A busy and bearish week is ending with credit spreads surging beyond their previous widest levels of the year, with Italian elections this weekend adding to caution in Europe after a string of central bank policy decisions reshaped the global economic outlook and the UK government scrambled to address rising energy costs -
Bruises start to swell, despite BoE pulling its punch
2 years 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 -
Powell moves set to surpass power moves as credit spreads head wider
2 years ago
Hedging has been a prominent feature of financial markets ahead of Wednesday’s hotly anticipated US Federal Reserve statements, but Russia’s move to escalate its war efforts in Ukraine has injected another layer of uncertainty -
Down in the hole: investors hedge their bets ahead of pivotal Powell
2 years ago
Credit spreads are shifting wider on Friday, after an initial improvement, as investors try to balance positions ahead of what could be a pivotal speech by US Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell -
Bulls extend credit improvement as oil falters at key level
2 years ago
Having hit their widest prints of the month on Monday, credit indices are extending their run of gradual improvement into a third day – but with investors wary of placing big bets ahead of Friday’s Jackson Hole meeting -
Credit fights for purchase amid swirl of darkening storm
2 years ago
Investors are attempting to peer out of the gloom after a heavy sell off, but meancing clouds gather over Europe especially in the form of weak manufacturing numbers, a sub-dollar euro, spiralling gas costs, and the threat of lower Gulf oil production -
Jackson Hole fears and Chinese drought bring bearish start to week
2 years ago
The US Federal Reserve's Jackson Hole Economic Symposium is a key point of focus for investors from the outset this week, with many nervous about the possibility of more hawkish statements arising from that meeting -
Bears carry market into weekend as Germany adds to recessionary swirl
2 years 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 -
Credit catches brief reprieve after Fed takes spreads back to pain points
2 years ago
Credit markets are taking a pause from their bearish move, during which European indices once again passed key levels and investors tried to assess the implications of the US Federal Reserve’s July meeting minutes -
Spreads gap wider with UK inflation adding to cocktail of concerns
2 years 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 -
Telcos show strength amid worrisome start to week
2 years ago
Telecommunication companies have had a good start to the week in credit markets, despite caution around latest Chinese economic numbers and reports of droughts in Europe adding to that continent’s energy concerns -
Euro IG credit outperforms as US inflation measure fuels euphoric rally
2 years 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 -
Spreads retreat ahead of pivotal US inflation report
2 years ago
Investors are holding their breath on Wednesday ahead of the latest US inflation numbers, with any change from last month’s reading likely to dictate a sizeable move in financials markets -
Convertibles head for recovery after six months stuck in gridlock
2 years ago
Having suffered their worst first half on record, convertible bonds are due better performance if only on mean reversion -
Market rides out China-US fray with oil, rates and jobs back in focus
2 years ago
US and European credit markets are exhibiting a firmer tone on Wednesday, with investor focus having shifted from Taiwan concerns to Opec+ oil supply. But a looming Bank of England rate hike and US jobs data mean caution remains the watchword -
China concerns fuel sell-off, but technical trading drives Euro-US relative value shift
2 years ago
Another lurch wider for spreads is reopening some of the recently healed divide between European and US credit performance, even though US-China relations are among investors’ biggest growing concerns -
Italian rally extends as Europe opens week on stronger tone than US
2 years 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
2 years 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 -
Fed gives boost to markets, but warm glow may wane fast
2 years ago
Financial markets are carrying over the rally they began on Wednesday, after the US Federal Reserve appeared to signal it could ease its foot off the pedal with future rate hikes
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