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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 -
European underperformance extends against US with another big sell off
2 years ago
The underperformance of European credit versus the US has extended at the start of the week, with investors still struggling to digest the impact of last week's European Central Bank meeting statements -
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 -
Credit rallies ahead of key inflation numbers
2 years ago
Credit markets have made a corrective turn towards tighter spreads after several successive sessions of deterioration, as investors position ahead of this week's key US inflation numbers -
Credit gives up some gains after central banks’ hawk party
2 years ago
Credit markets are ending the week on a correction wider after central bank-led bullishness drove spreads to their tightest levels of the month -
Banks and loans to benefit in 2022 as safe havens dwindle
2 years ago
Safe havens and sector pitfalls are among some of the top considerations for portfolio managers this year, as a consensus forms that credit could suffer versus other asset classes -
Credit takes confidence from central banks turning hawkish
2 years ago
In a remarkable twist on the previous narrative, credit markets have reacted positively to a hawkish turn in central bank policy even as daily covid cases surge to new heights -
US travel, energy and retail credits take big hit as variant rout extends
2 years ago
The widening trend in credit is extending as the weekend approaches, with US spreads picking up the baton from Europe's earlier surge -
Covid fourth wave lockdowns hit credit with travel cos under pressure
2 years ago
A flattish week in credit gave way to a spread widening move on Friday, as investor concern focused on a fourth wave of covid-19 cases in Europe and further signs of Chinese economic slowdown -
Europe dominates ESG issuance, but US is racing to catch up: BofA
2 years ago
The stark gap between European and other regions in issuing ESG bonds has been thrown into the spotlight by last week’s COP26 summit. Nevertheless, encouraging data suggests the US is accelerating fast in its drive to bridge the gulf, finds Bank of America -
"Growth in credit products lets investors express sector-specific views as dispersion ticks higher"
2 years ago
Investors can use ETFs, volatility dispersion swaps or even bond baskets to trade dispersion -
It's a-live! AI platform launch puts US ratings in spotlight
2 years ago
RoboR8, a fintech platform that aims to democratise credit ratings through artificial intelligence, has launched and hopes to rate 50,000 companies by the end of December, before building to several million in 2022. -
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 -
Rental firm accelerates bullish drive despite credit market's heavy braking
2 years ago
Vehicle rental firm Avis Budget and UK retailer Iceland are among rare single name big movers in credit this week, as a tone of caution continues to hold sway over broader directional signals -
There's still time to pick up pennies in credit before steamroller arrives: BNP Paribas
2 years ago
Declining dealer inventories, rising fund cash balances, and a greater prevalence of hedging have added up to produce a credit market that is positioned too short, according to BNP Paribas strategists -
Real estate relief boosts high yield but retail rout gathers pace
2 years ago
A mixed week for credit has taken German real estate company Adler back to safer levels while sending two supermarket retailers further into the realms of most risky in the iTraxx Crossover universe -
Sov yield surge finally weighs on IG fund flows, as credit turns corner
2 years ago
Investment grade credit funds have suffered their first net outflow in several months, as the uptick in rates volatility has finally weighed on appetite in this part of the credit spectrum -
German real estate co surges tighter on asset sale review
2 years ago
Adler Real Estate is a big improver in European credit at the start of the week, after the company notified investors that Adler Group will initiate a strategic review as it looks to cut leverage -
Healthcare M&A offers diverging prognoses in high yield as market recuperates
2 years ago
Grifols, the Spanish healthcare business, is making a push wider at odds with rallying markets, having brought €2 billion equivalent of bonds to back its acquisition of European plasma player Biotest -
UK retailers get frosty reception after price hike warning
2 years ago
UK retailers face spread widening pressure on Tuesday against an otherwise flattish backdrop, as supply chain issues stack up prompting concerns of winter stock shortages and higher prices for goods -
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 -
Lingering covid vies with inflation as top credit threat, finds BofA
2 years ago
Covid-19 lingering is catching up with inflation as credit investors' number one worry, Bank of America's August survey has found. The picture for central bank purchases is bullish, but strategists see industrial and bank senior bonds as shorts for contrarians over the summer -
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 -
Ucits at a glance: Ucits stay positive for second month in a row
2 years ago
Ultra-tight credit spreads are not taking away from Ucits funds – 80% of funds in our database have again recorded positive returns. -
Credit slumbers in departure lounge as airline equities take off
2 years ago
Credit and equity markets have been in a balancing act on Tuesday between the positive and negative implications of surging oil prices and Germany opting to relax travel restrictions
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