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Europe leads corporate credit rally, but US outperforms in CLOs
3 years ago
iTraxx Crossover has been the CDS market's outperformer this week, tightening over 30 basis points, or 11.4%, to trade at 235bp today. But in the CLO market, US deals have come out on top thanks to a BlackRock CLO that priced its double Bs at some of the tightest levels this year -
Compression plays out as HY and European CLO double Bs outperform
3 years ago
Investment grade and high yield credit spreads have tightened in sync with each other this week, but CDS and CLOs alike underline that the big theme over the past month has been compression between investment grade and high yield -
Credit rally rolls on as indices approach one-month tights
3 years ago
CDS indices are approaching their mid-October tights as reality seeps in of a divided US government and, consequently, little chance of dramatic corporate tax increases. Yesterday, iTraxx Main led the way, tightening 5.3%, followed by CDX NA HY and CDX IG (both 4.5%) and iTraxx Crossover (2.8%) -
US credit shakes off early jitters as CDX IG tightens 6.9%
3 years ago
Credit spreads have reversed course yet again to join the rally in equities today. The Dow Jones Industrial Average up 2.5% today and credit is following with investment grade indices leading the way -
Credit spreads wind back to February to bring shorts into focus
3 years ago
The credit rally since April has opened up an opportunity to go short credit, say fund managers, with spreads back to where they were in late February -
Rampant technicals push cash and CDS in different directions
4 years ago
Central bank interventions, primary market issuance and high yield defaults have conspired to create major distortions in credit performance, which sources say are ripe for opportunistic trading. -
Fund perfomance: Slowdown for some as pandemic takes hold
A round-up of fund performance4 years ago -
Tranche traders aim to navigate default risk while staying clear of coronavirus contagion
4 years ago
The CDS market is navigating between two sources of risk for equity and mezzanine high yield index tranches. The default of US media company McClatchy has focused idiosyncratic concerns, while the spread of the coronavirus has stoked fears of a systemic sell-off. -
IHS Markit mulls CDX EM growth and iTraxx ESG screen
4 years ago
Increasing the portfolio size of CDX EM and consulting on an ethically-screened version of iTraxx Europe are among the projects index administrator IHS Markit has been working on ahead of the 20 March roll. -
Covid-19 outbreak rattles carry traders
4 years ago
The coronavirus panic hitting financials markets at the end of February has been a strong driver of relative value trades, with CDS underperforming both cash bonds and equity, while financial names felt the heat more than corporate borrowers as geographical risk came into play. -
Fund performance: CLO funds pick up where they left off
4 years ago
A round-up of fund performance -
Correlation rise stokes mezz rally but adds to CSO woes
4 years ago
Below the calm surface of the credit market, correlation has been churning and creating dislocations rich with reward for index tranche traders but complicating bespoke issuance, say sources. -
Fund performance: Presents under the tree as CLO funds perform
A round-up of fund performance4 years ago -
Fund performance: Long-short funds rule in October as CLO funds struggle
4 years ago
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Fund performance
4 years ago
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Fund performance
4 years ago
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Fund performance
5 years ago
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Index tranche levels spike as investors advance into equity
5 years ago
Trading of credit index tranches is picking up, with some $61 billion worth changing hands in the space during the first quarter, according to data from the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation
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