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IACPM survey finds credit PMs still gloomy, but less so than last quarter
1 month ago
Respondents to the latest IACPM Credit Outlook Survey are still negative about future credit conditions, but less so than in previous surveys -
New IACPM survey points to a global recession
10 months ago
Respondents to the latest IACPM Credit Outlook Survey overwhelmingly expect global economies to fall into recession either later this year or sometime in 2024. -
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 -
CDS volume jumps by 50% as investors seek new ways to do business
1 year ago
Credit derivatives traders are wrapping up a bumper year, in which there was a big increase in volume and a growing number of use cases for the product -
Fund performance: Light at the end of the tunnel for credit funds after difficult year
1 year ago
Following a tough September, credit funds bounced back in October as 59% of funds made positive returns. -
Major fund withdrawals undermine credit momentum
1 year ago
Credit funds are extending their run of inflows into the end of the year, but investment grade momentum took a dent last week due to investors in one big fund pulling their money -
Market rides out China-US fray with oil, rates and jobs back in focus
1 year ago
US and European credit markets are exhibiting a firmer tone on Wednesday, with investor focus having shifted from Taiwan concerns to Opec+ oil supply. But a looming Bank of England rate hike and US jobs data mean caution remains the watchword -
Fund performance: Rocky May piles on the misery for credit hedge funds
1 year ago
Negative fund performance soared in May -
US retailers hit hard as inflation and dollar spark big sell-off
1 year ago
Inflation worries and a strengthening US dollar have once again upended the credit market’s fragile confidence, taking spreads on a violent lurch wider with the US underperforming Europe -
Fund performance: Credit slumps widely as CLOs lag furthest behind
2 years ago
February’s market turn brought a variety of fund categories into the Creditflux top ten as six different categories were represented -- US high yield standing tallest among them -
Fund performance: Groundhog Day as 2021 leaders start strong
2 years ago
CLO funds once again claim the most top performing spots as seven out of 10 funds belong to the category -
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 -
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 -
Financial-corporate compression in play as relief rally extends
2 years ago
Credit markets are experiencing a second day of improvement, with financials outperforming corporate borrowers in the investment grade arena -
Riskiest names lead US credit rally as big number looms
2 years ago
US companies at the wider end of the high yield market have led the market's repositioning rally ahead of Wednesday's key inflation numbers, as investors brace for what could be a directional signal for Federal Reserve policy -
US leads charge in strong relief rally
2 years ago
Credit markets have entered a relief rally on rising optimism the omicron covid variant will not prove as severe as had been feared -
Euro bonds set to outperform US despite big fund outflows: BofA
2 years ago
The November credit crash has left Euro investment grade bonds wider than those in the US, a rare occurrence that sets the scene for a January rally, say Bank of America credit strategists -
European high yield recovers ground on US as vaccine optimism mounts
2 years ago
A rocky week for financial markets is nonetheless ending with European high yield credit spreads markedly tighter than where they began, with US underperformance re-establishing the transatlantic gap that prevailed before the omicron blow out -
Reality check for credit as omicron research timeline extends
2 years ago
Another dose of harsh reality has sunk into financial markets on Tuesday, as investors continue to reappraise the impact of tightening travel restrictions and the timeline for pharmaceutical work to address the omicron covid-19 variant -
Traders hunt for Monday bargains in Black Friday debris
2 years ago
The turmoil of Black Friday has given way to a counter-wise move on Monday, with financial markets latching onto scraps of hope over the weekend following the panic of a newly discovered covid-19 variant -
Banks soak up selling pressure ahead of key ECB meeting
2 years ago
Banks - and particularly those in Italy and Spain - are among the main underperformers in credit as the market cautiously awaits messaging from this week's meeting of the European Central Bank -
Compression trade resumes as reverse rally bites on shorts
2 years ago
This week's relief rally gathered momentum in credit and equity markets on Thursday against a further retreat of government bond yields, even as oil prices hit new highs -
Credit suffers double punch from treasury and energy surge
2 years ago
Credit markets are nursing their wounds after taking a battering on Wednesday, prompted by a surge in oil prices and spike in government bond yields that add to concerns about rising inflation -
Adler resumes downward slide as European real estate woes mount
2 years ago
Market sentiment is weighiing heavily on European real estate once again, with Adler bonds and CDS in particular adding to their recent deterioration -
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
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