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Credit traders' kickstand: synthetic credit leads the way as spreads swoop on dovish wings
4 years ago
Dovish comments by the European Central Bank and US Federal Reserve, along with thin bond issuance, contributed to a pronounced rally this week in credit market. But a nervy week may lie ahead as suspense grows before G20 summit talks between the US and China next Friday and Saturday -
Barclays rehires high yield credit trader from Goldman Sachs
4 years ago
A high yield specialist has become the second credit trader in as many months to rejoin Barclays from Goldman Sachs -
Citi hires UK banks and private equity solution sales head
4 years ago
Citi has hired a long-serving Credit Suisse sales specialist to fill the job previously held by recently promoted Rajiv Amlani -
US and European basis trades in play as bonds lag CDS rally
4 years ago
A recent outperformance of CDS indices versus cash bonds has opened up basis trade opportunities on both sides of the Atlantic, say credit strategists -
CDX IG and iTraxx back to level pegging as oil and trade weigh heaviest
4 years ago
Credit markets, along with stocks, enter the week on a flattish tone with focus once again on the next developments between the US and China over trade tariffs. This follows European credit faring better than the US last week as the mood strengthened around Italian and UK risks, say strategists -
Credit traders' kickstand: rally makes good on relative value plays, but high yield pitfalls abound
4 years ago
Credit markets are ending the week on a stronger tone overall than they did last Friday, following supportive comments this week from both the US Federal Reserve and the European Central Bank meeting. But big drops in some individual company bonds shows there are still plenty of pitfalls to catch out the unwary -
Deutsche Bank hires emerging market credit trader
4 years ago
Deutsche Bank has added to its credit team in London by hiring a trader of emerging market cash debt and CDS -
Trump tariffs and oil slip dent Europe vs US credit decompression trades
4 years ago
Underperformance of US credit derivative indices at the end of last week has created a trading entry point for those still convinced that Europe has more problems. But bearish factors continue to coalesce on both sides of the Atlantic -
Credit traders' kickstand: nervous equilibrium gives way to weakness as earnings and tariffs weigh
4 years ago
Healthy fund inflows, European and US holidays, and a thinning primary market helped sustain credit spreads this week, but a weaker turn today shows this is a fragile equilibrium and company earnings misses are starting to be punished more severely -
Credit traders' kickstand: grave times for UK banks and corps as May goes away
5 years ago
UK banks have been among the main underperformers in credit this week, with market sources noting that today’s notice of Prime Minister Theresa May’s intention to resign on 7 June increases the likelihood of a no-deal Brexit. And UK 'zombie' companies appear to be forming a herd -
Credit traders' kickstand: widening catalysts gather force with focus on financials
5 years ago
Credit markets are once again ending the week on a negative tone, having regained some posture over previous sessions following last week’s tariff-driven sell-off. Credit index spreads appear inclined to trade within a range, but potential catalysts for that range to shift wider outweigh any obvious reasons to return to the tight prints of last month -
Credit traders' kickstand: Trump gives Europe the ghoulies as single B spectres haunt CLOs
5 years ago
Trade tariff terrors and things that go triple C rated in the night are top of the list of items spooking credit market sentiment at the end of this week -
Ice seeks consensus with credit risk analytics service
5 years ago
Intercontinental Exchange (Ice) has launched ICE Credit Risk, a suite of analytics it will provide in collaboration with financial risk assessment company Credit Benchmark -
High beta's time to shine in next leg of rally, says BAML
5 years ago
High-beta credits have yet to reward expectations they would lead the market rally in 2019, but this is about to change, according to a research note by Bank of America Merrill Lynch -
Barclays re-hires credit structurer
5 years ago
A credit structurer in London has returned to Barclays after taking a career break from the bank -
Short resets take CDS indices wider at March roll
5 years ago
CDX and iTraxx credit derivative indices are rolling into new series today, with short position resets taking the incoming series 31 of the Europe main index wide of where series 30 closed yesterday -
US and UK sound post-Brexit derivatives regulatory accord
5 years ago
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and the Bank of England have issued a joint statement assuring derivative market participants of continued access to trading and clearing after the UK’s exit from the European Union -
Generali seeks high yield analysts in Milan as credit research head builds team
5 years ago
Generali Investments’ head of global credit research has relocated within the firm from Paris to Milan and is seeking hires to build a team in the Italian city -
European sub-financials shake-off Santander AT1 shock, outperforming senior fins and corps
5 years ago
Santander’s decision yesterday not to call a €1.5 billion additional tier one (AT1) bond shocked investors in the asset class. But while this may have been expected to bring a wider reverberation of pain, investors and strategists have noted a firming up of the European financial bond sector today -
HSBC boosts single name CDS and index trading with experienced hire
5 years ago
HSBC has added a former index trading head to its credit team in London -
Deutsche plots single name CDS return and index push with two senior hires
5 years ago
Deutsche Bank has made two senior credit trading hires to its London office, with sources saying these portend a revival of its CDS market-making business -
CDS sell-off brings profit-taking opportunity for basis trade players
5 years ago
Profit-taking on basis trades between CDS and cash bonds has begun, with the strong run for credit markets since the start of the year having hit a bump yesterday -
Ziggo CDS protection buyers get a lift as DC votes for successor
5 years ago
Holders of credit default swap protection on Ziggo Bond Finance have received a boost, with the EMEA Determinations Committee ruling that contracts structured under the 2014 Isda credit derivative definitions have a successor – dispelling fears they would be orphaned. -
Credit spread improvement is calm before the storm, warn strategists
5 years ago
European and US credit markets have begun 2019 with a more buoyant tone than they ended 2018, but strategists warn that bearish factors still outweigh and suggest the overall direction of spreads this year is likely to be wider -
Creditex obtains CFTC swap execution facility exemption
5 years ago
Creditex, the electronic brokerage for corporate bonds and credit default swaps, has been granted an exemption from a requirement to register with the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission as a swap execution facility
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