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Fund performance: CLO funds dominate top 10, but long-short and Ucits funds find places too
3 months ago
CLO funds made sure to end the year their way: once again they claimed most of the top performance spots. Six of the 10 best-performing funds in December have a majority of their assets invested in CLOs. -
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 -
Travel cos look sunny as credit returns with wind in sails
2 years ago
European credit is off to a positive start for the year, with a 3bp rally in iTraxx Crossover taking it to its tightest print since the 20 September roll -
Ucits at a glance: Robus and Altana dip but stay at the top
2 years ago
In October, Ucits funds continued a slide that had begun the previous month with 60% of them in the red -
Dispersion trades in play as transatlantic rift opens
2 years ago
The return of idiosyncratic risk at the wide end of US and European high yield markets has put index equity tranches for the two jurisdictions on noticeably divergent paths, say correlation traders -
Retailer jumps on PE rumours while markets stay rooted in Jackson Hole
2 years ago
UK supermarket retailer Sainsbury's has been a notable mover in credit this week, as the wider market waits tentatively on Friday's Jackson Hole movement in the US and fund outflows signal nervousness about US Federal Reserve policy and escalating turmoil in Afghanistan -
Chinese credit makes gains as Europe and US slump on Fed taper fears
2 years ago
Chinese credit spreads on Thursday depicted an island of optimism as global credit and stocks - including its own - slumped against a mounting confluence of concerns -
It's all relative: IG index drifts wide of 50bp as European CLO triple Bs outperform
2 years ago
US investment grade credit has been an underperformer in the last few weeks with CDX IG trading north of 50 basis points again. But European CLO triple Bs are looking strong while there is a stronger bid for two- to three-year paper in the US -
Credit grind pushes back volatility bets
2 years ago
With recent weeks having all-but crushed volatility from the market, uncertainty about the timing of future risk triggers is leading credit options traders to spurn traditional horizons to focus on longer-dated expiries -
All eyes on NFP as credit seeks exit from 'no man's land'
2 years ago
Credit markets look to be ending wider on the week but, with focus mainly on today's US non-farm payroll numbers, the lack of movement in early trading could give way to a stronger directional play ahead of the long US weekend -
It's all relative: CDX HY touches record tights but junior US CLO tranches leak wider
2 years ago
Credit spreads are marching tighter, but someone forgot to tell the CLO market. European and US CDS spreads have moved in step with each other for the most part with investment grade and high yield tightening 4-6% in the last week, whereas CLOs have been losing ground -
Triple Bs in the firing line as Fed turns hawkish, says BofA
2 years ago
Triple B and long duration credit are likely to be casualties of tightening central bank policy, Bank of America strategists have warned. But high yield and cyclical investment grade sectors could fare better -
Credit indices hit impasse after US high yield returns to pre-covid tights
2 years ago
Credit improvement looks to be taking a breather on Thursday after the compression play in CDS indices took US high yield index CDX HY to its tightest prints since February 2020, before the outbreak of covid-19 began to blow out spreads -
"IG investors might want to rethink the instrument, but they need not fear rising rates just yet"
3 years ago
In his latest column for Creditflux, Cheyne's Duncan Sankey writes that the sharp rise in 10-year US treasuries could be positive for investment grade investors, but value is in CDS rather than bonds -
Broad sell off resumes as government yields head north
3 years ago
Caution is returning at the end of a stronger week for credit, as government bond yields resume their push higher. Asian and European markets followed the US lead from Wednesday with ubiquitous widening of spreads across indices and single names -
Renewed energy boosts credit as relief rally resumes
3 years ago
Energy companies are performing well and credit indices have resumed their push tighter after a strong surge inwards Monday, outpacing moves in other parts of the financial market -
Rates moves points to credit improvement, say BofA strategists
3 years ago
Focus on the rates market and the future direction of central banks has brought jitters back to credit in recent weeks and had a chilling affect on bond total returns. But higher government yields could end up being good for credit, say Bank of America strategists -
Italian banks widen sharply as risk-on drive falters
3 years ago
Italian banks are among Wednesday's underperformers as single name credits play catch up with a shift wider in indices, amid signs the recent bull run is petering out -
Draghi support keeps Italy in driving seat as markets slow
3 years ago
A cautious tone has re-entered the credit market ahead of the long US weekend, with spreads edging wider along with softening stocks and oil prices. But some Italian credits are bucking the trend -
It's all relative: CLOs are lagging no more, as Carlyle deal drags market tighter
3 years ago
“CLOs are lagging” has been a much repeated refrain over the last nine months. But Carlyle Group has this week produced a US CLO that has dragged spreads to their tightest point in three years so that, rather than comparing CLOs to pre-covid levels, they should be assessed against early 2018 -
It's all relative: senior CLO tranches tighten 18% in Europe as CDS indices sit out rally
The corporate credit rally in January is notable because some assets tightened to levels not seen in over a decade (loans), others rallied albeit with a lag (CLOs) and the most liquid stream of credit (CDS indices) defied moves in other asset classes to widen
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Full circle for credit as investors navigate stormy year-opener
3 years ago
Credit is ending 2021's politically tumultuous first week tighter in cash bonds and flattish in CDS spreads, but performance has noticeably lagged more emphatic improvements in stocks, commodities and the record-hitting Bitcoin -
Fund performance: CLOs look to continue recovery with end of the year in sight
3 years ago
CLO funds claim the majority of positions in our top 10 -
It's all relative: Euro CLO mezz rallies to follow month-long IG/HY compression
3 years ago
European credit suffered this week with Brexit talks between the UK and the EU dragging on and both sides conceding that a trade deal is unlikely to be reached by Sunday’s deadline. But European CLO tranches have held up reasonably well with mezzanine spreads tightening by almost 13% in December -
Wide-end names gain ground as market hits impasse
3 years ago
Financial markets appear to have a hit resistance points in several asset classes today, with credit, stocks and oil prices struggling to find traction despite encouraging signals from the UK on rolling out the Pfizer/BioNTech covid vaccine
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