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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. -
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 -
Credit Suisse blow out puts financials in spotlight
1 year ago
Credit spreads have pushed wider on Monday, with underperformance in investment grade, as sharp oil price moves accompanied intensified focus on the banking sector amid a slew of worrying commentary on Credit Suisse -
Fund performance: Credit bounces back from February blues
2 years ago
March performance figures were a slight improvement from the market turn in February; 47% of funds made positive returns, an increase on 17% the previous month -
Europe outpaces US as investors scramble to cover their shorts
2 years ago
Lifting of short positions has helped take European credit into a second successive day of outperformance against the US, with financial companies and some of the more recently volatile high yield names leading the way -
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 -
Eerie calm breaks as bears return to feast
2 years ago
After what looked a calmer and even buoyant start, credit markets have again pushed wider on Monday as investors wrestle with competing view on outlook for central bank policy -
Post-CPI relief rally gives way to bears as reality bites
2 years ago
A bearish tone has returned to financial markets in the latter part of the week, despite investors seemingly taking in stride the highest US inflation growth numbers for almost 40 years -
Convergence traders dine out as Europe widens in US absence
2 years ago
Traders betting on Europe / US credit convergence have much to be thankful for on Thursday, with the gap between investment grade CDS spreads having vanished and high yield noticeably reduced -
HY set to roll after rocky week scuttles investors
2 years ago
Market participants are holding their breath ahead of the roll of US high yield index CDX HY, after a week of volatility and fund outflows -
Ucits at a glance: Altana moves into pole position
3 years ago
March marked a drop in pace for Ucits funds as only 62% of funds made positive returns, compared to 80% in February -
Ucits at a glance: Advent and Algebris lead the pack again
3 years ago
Ucits funds saw the brighter side of February, as 80% of funds achieved a positive return -
Single names make big gains as indices dither
3 years ago
Single name CDS in the US and Europe have strongly outperformed from the start of the week, rallying sharply and across most of the credit universe despite direcctionless trading for indices -
It's all relative: CLOs march tighter as macro traders open positive CDS skews
3 years ago
Credit default swaps are back near where they started the year after giving up their early-February gains amid a rise in government bonds. CDS curves steepened over the past month and macro hedging has left indices trading with positive skews. But CLOs paint a calmer picture in which spreads have inched tighter -
February credit gains wiped out as inflation fears rise
3 years ago
A successive move wider in spreads on Tuesday is taking credit back to start of February levels, as investors try to weigh inflation concerns and a US tech stock rout against reopening economies and advancing commodity prices -
US looks for stronger open after sell off
3 years ago
US credit is opening slightly stronger on Thursday, after its sharp Wednesday rout, prompted by Federal Reserve messaging, carried over forcefully into Asian and European markets -
Credit touches November levels as nerves fray on France and Fed
3 years ago
Fears of a third national lockdown in France and the risk of disappointment from Wednesday's US Federal Reserve meeting have pushed credit wider along with a sell off in stocks -
Europe keeps to the grind with wide-end driving improvement
3 years ago
Credit exhibits a firm tone as the week draws to a close, with index spreads grinding back towards their tights despite a mixed picture for oil prices and much of the US market away after the thanksgiving holiday -
Energy and transport names lead way as compression trades gain
3 years ago
High yield is leading the way again in credit - continuing last week's theme - as positive results from another covid-19 vaccine test and buoyant oil prices bring a strengthening tone to financial markets -
European high yield stays positive as rest of market hits resistance point
3 years ago
Credit markets are taking a cautious step back following the recent rally, with only European high yield spreads still exploring their best prints of the week -
Compression gains mount as Moderna vaccine result boosts confidence
3 years ago
Compression trades are paying off today, with a new covid-19 vaccine announcement prompting a broad tightening of credit spreads in which high yield corporate indices lead the charge and financial names are outperforming investment grade corporate borrowers -
Single name shorters get improved entry point after conviction test
3 years ago
Returning market optimism has taken credit spreads back to ultra-tight levels. But for bears, this posits a better entry level for short trades, and the recent blow-out may have given strong pointers where to target them -
Compression and curves in play amid second day of vaccine rally
3 years ago
Credit spreads are converging as they edge tighter again today, following their forceful improvement to pre-covid levels yesterday due to a successful covid-19 vaccine test -
Skews flip in Europe after IG credit indices lead rally
3 years ago
Credit spreads are budging wider this morning after a relentless rally this week which culminated in iTraxx Main tightening 4.2bp (7.2%) and iTraxx Crossover tightening 18.8bp (5.54%) at the close yesterday -
High yield outperformance to bring compression trade back into play: Citi
3 years ago
High yield underperformance versus investment grade is expected to reverse following the US presidential election, according to a strategy note from Citi. The bank’s strategists have been advocating compression trades since July and feel that there is more room for this to run citing election trends, exposure to coronavirus credits, expected default rates and credit ratings
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