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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 -
Buy-out rumours send US high yield company back to January spread levels
1 year ago
Not many single name credits are ending 2022 at the same spread levels they entered the year, but one US high yield company has that profile after its rally of the past three weeks picked up speed following buy-out rumours -
Rebuke for optimism as US jobs send market bulls running for cover
1 year ago
Investors’ determination to maintain an optimistic outlook on US Federal Reserve policy hit a point of reckoning on Friday, with hot US jobs numbers adding weight to committee members’ message that there is still a lot more work for them to do -
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 -
US jobs strength sends traders scrambling to cut Fed pivot trades
1 year ago
Credit spreads are ending the week on a sharp move wider, with a heavy sell off hitting financial markets in the wake of US jobs numbers that suggest any notions of a Fed pivot on rates are premature -
DC explains Russian credit event ruling - but not sole member opposition
1 year ago
Factors backing Russian Federation’s credit event trigger have been outlined by the Credit Derivatives Determinations Committee, but without giving any explanation for Citi’s decision to vote against the decision -
Russia triggers failure-to-pay credit event
2 years ago
The Russian Federation has triggered a failure-to-pay credit event on sovereign bonds, the Credit Derivatives Determinations Committee has ruled – marking an historic moment that caps off a long run of deliberations on the country’s international debt since it invaded Ukraine on 24 February -
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 -
Russia looks to avoid default as deliverable list points to 27-cent recovery
2 years ago
The Credit Derivatives Determinations Committee has published a preliminary list of bonds it deems deliverable into Russian Federation CDS contracts, even though reports suggest Russia may have avoided default with just one day left on the country's grace period for overdue international bond payments -
Earnings wait puts German firm’s investors in real state
2 years ago
The credit market’s brief relief rally on Thursday morning has given way to a resumption of the bearish run, with one European high yield borrower entering dangerous territory and Tesla coming under pressure in US credit after its share price took a hit -
Investors weigh up Fed calendar and valuations after bruising week
2 years ago
Financial markets are taking stock on Friday after a big sell-off in risk assets, with credit spreads nursing the wounds caused by this week's returning focus on hawkish central bank policy versus rich-looking valuations -
Russia returns to default pricing as railway co awaits credit event vote
2 years ago
Russian credit spreads are once again under intense pressure and sanctions-related credit events are back under the spotlight as the country's state-owned railway company faces the scrutiny of the Emea Credit Derivatives Determinations Committee -
Russian Railways posed to DC as failure-to-pay credit event
2 years ago
Russian Railways has been posed as a failure-to-pay credit event, following a filing about its debt on the Swiss Stock Exchange on Friday -
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 -
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 -
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 -
Scramble to cover shorts extends rally, but analysts stub out tobacco
2 years ago
European outperformance of US credit is picking up despite the UK posting record inflation numbers, as optimism on Ukraine combines with the wrong-footing of investors that had positioned extremely bearishly -
Ukrainian volatility speaks loud and clear after Russia talks fail
2 years ago
Ukrainian and Russian credit are ending the week with renewed volatility, as failed attempts at diplomatic talks appeared to exacerbate rather than simmer down tensions between the countries -
Saipem near-term default risk spikes following Moody's downgrade
2 years ago
Saipem's CDS curve has inverted precariously to reflect the company having become the most likely near-term default in the iTraxx Crossover index -
Ucits at a glance: Robus claims top spot in 2021 after tight race
2 years ago
Ucits funds have ended 2021 on a high as 62% made positive returns in December -
US and Euro credit diverge ahead of Fed
2 years ago
US and European credit are moving in different directions as investors try to rebalance their positions on Tuesday ahead of the US Federal Reserve meeting kicking off -
Caution returns to credit trading following tech sector rout
2 years ago
After a strong Tuesday session, financial markets are taking a more cautious step back on Wednesday amid returning inflation concerns and following a weak session for Chinese tech stocks -
Determinations Committee agrees to rule on first credit event question in 10 months
2 years ago
Credit event triggers are back on the market's list of discussion points for the first time since February, with the Determinations Committee having agreed to rule on an Asian failure to pay question -
German real estate firm gains relief as credit spreads see-saw
2 years ago
Adler is among the biggest improvers in credit markets on Wednesday, as the week's heightened volatility brings another big shift tighter for indices
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