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Credit PMs predict global recession
7 months ago
Respondents to the latest IACPM credit outlook survey were feeling particularly gloomy, with a strong majority predicting recessions in both the US and Europe next year -
Walleye Capital adds credit volatility portfolio manager from Squarepoint Capital
Minnesota-headquartered Walleye Capital has hired a new portfolio manager specializing in credit volatility
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March madness sees most funds give up gains made in Q1
1 year ago
After a positive start to the year, credit funds ended the quarter with a step backwards; just under 30% of those listed reached positive returns for the month. -
Fund performance: European CLO funds lead the way
1 year ago
February was a positive month for many funds, as only one quarter failed to reach the black. This builds off a stellar start to the year: 96% of funds reached a positive return in January -
Fund performance: Credit funds end difficult 2022 on a positive note
1 year ago
In December 66% of credit funds reached a positive return, following an even better November where 81% of all funds pushed into the black -
Brighter start for credit in 2023 as investors return with bid for risk
1 year ago
Credit markets have opened the year on a positive footing, with Europe particularly buoyant as investors lift CDS hedges they placed at the end of 2022 and some bonds receive enthusiastic bids in the secondary market -
Credit Suisse slumps in bleak Monday, but high yield name sharply bucks trend
1 year ago
Financial markets are beginning the week on an uncertain footing, with anti-covid lockdown protests in China hitting commodity prices hard. But one European high yield company has bucked credit’s widening push with a massive rally -
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 -
Egypt works its Sharm on credit markets
1 year ago
Egypt looks to be reaping the benefits of hosting the Cop 27 climate summit in Sharm el-Sheik, with the country’s credit spreads on a sharp rally this week -
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 -
U-turns abound as markets pivot sharply on government and central bank rethinks
1 year ago
A big rally in financial markets on Tuesday has driven credit spreads sharply tighter, with a softening outlook for central bank actions building on relief that the UK government has opted to U-turn on its poorly received high bracket tax cut plan -
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 -
Spreads trace worryingly familiar arc as investors take good news as bad and bad new worse
1 year ago
Credit spreads are pushing ever closer towards the year’s peak levels, continuing Wednesday a sell off that began on Tuesday, with positive US economic data perversely sparking a bearish shift in financial assets that negative European data has since compounded -
Turkey stuffs investors with surprise rate cut
1 year ago
Turkey’s rollercoaster ride in debt markets is on another upswing to vertiginous spread levels, with the country having shocked participants with a counterintuitive rate cut -
Credit catches brief reprieve after Fed takes spreads back to pain points
1 year 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 -
Russia and retail put stop to credit rally with big spread reversal
1 year ago
Russia’s move to cut gas supplies once again to Europe, as well as a Walmart profit warning in the US, are weighing heavily on markets Tuesday and sending credit spreads sharply wider -
Italian rout gathers pace as credit relationships warp well beyond historical norms
1 year ago
Renewed selling pressure on Thursday has taken credit spreads back towards the year’s wides, with financial borrowers underperforming as Chinese covid cases, US inflation and a drought in Italy all weigh on sentiment -
Shimao credit event auction not needed, rules DC
1 year ago
Holders of CDS protection on Shimao Group Holdings will have to physically settle contracts -
Dealers gear up to settle first CDS auction of 2022
2 years ago
A credit event auction this week to settle Talen Energy Supply CDS will have 13 deliverable obligations, with the Credit Derivatives Determinations Committee having published its final list -
Talen Energy CDS deliverables list shortens on lack of docs
2 years ago
A credit event auction next week to settle Talen Energy Supply CDS could have fewer deliverable obligations than previously indicated, with three from the preliminary list not having made it onto the Determinations Committee’s initial list -
Retailers, travel cos and Italian banks lead charge as market rally accelerates
2 years ago
Retail companies have been resurgent on Thursday as the credit market’s relief rally gathered pace, with Europe seeking to catch up with the US following its strong surge -
European markets give up some gains after outperforming US
2 years ago
Credit and stocks have improved on Tuesday, as investors attempted a momentum shift, but Europe is already giving up some of its gains after outperforming the US for a brief spell -
Post-Fed volatility prompts stark reassessment of credit relative value
2 years ago
Central bank policy moves have caught markets off-guard, with volatility ensuing and spreads hitting new wides -
US / European high yield compression trades win as Fed unveils new hiking regime
2 years ago
The remarkable recent outperformance of US credit derivatives index CDX HY has reached a key juncture, with reaction to the Federal Reserve's announcements causing it to trade inside European counterpart iTraxx Crossover -
German real estate co volatility spikes after auditor refuses earnings sign off
2 years ago
Adler Group has hit new levels of volatility in financial markets after auditor KPMG refused to certify the company's full-year 2021 results and board members offered their resignations
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