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High yield markets win big in 2022’s love-letter to CDS
1 year ago
Tradeable credit assets have suffered a rough year for liquidity and returns, but credit derivatives are among a small group of products defiantly enjoying a bumper year. -
Weak opening for markets as BoE makes new intervention and Asia sell-off extends
1 year ago
In the absence of the US market on Monday for the country’s Columbus Day holiday, global markets have extended their bearish direction following US jobs numbers on Friday that point to further hawkishness in the outlook for rate hikes -
Spreads trace worryingly familiar arc as investors take good news as bad and bad new worse
1 year ago
Credit spreads are pushing ever closer towards the year’s peak levels, continuing Wednesday a sell off that began on Tuesday, with positive US economic data perversely sparking a bearish shift in financial assets that negative European data has since compounded -
Euro IG credit outperforms as US inflation measure fuels euphoric rally
1 year ago
Hopes of the US economy having passed peak inflation have driven global markets on an emphatic rally, beginning on Wednesday and carrying over to the Thursday trading session -
Energy firms underperform in credit sell off as oil prices slump
1 year ago
Investment grade credit is the underperformer on Wednesday as the market pivots wider amid negative economic signals and ahead of US Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell’s appearance before Congress -
Russia triggers failure-to-pay credit event
1 year ago
The Russian Federation has triggered a failure-to-pay credit event on sovereign bonds, the Credit Derivatives Determinations Committee has ruled – marking an historic moment that caps off a long run of deliberations on the country’s international debt since it invaded Ukraine on 24 February -
Ucits at a glance: Diamond shines after dull start to year
1 year ago
Ucits funds have continued to arrest the slide that followed the dip in February, as 37% of funds in April saw positive returns -
Potential failure to pay has occurred on Russian CDS, says Determinations Committee
2 years ago
The Russian Federation is moving closer to triggering a credit event on foreign debt, with the Credit Derivatives Determinations Committee having ruled a potential failure to pay has occurred -
Europe leads rally ahead of Fed despite mounting concerns from Asia
2 years ago
Credit markets have begun the week on a firmer tone, with Europe outperforming, despite concerns that rising covid-19 cases in China could add a further source of supply disruption -
Global markets reel as Russia goes to war with Ukraine
2 years ago
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is sending shockwaves around the region and far beyond, with the military campaign demanding a sharp reassessment of where the spiralling crisis could lead -
Europe drives relief rally after Russia signals troop withdrawal
2 years ago
European financial market volatility has brought another reversal of relative value dynamics versus the US, with Russia/Ukraine developments extending their sway -
Credit rallies on Fed and BofE rates signals, but starting gun fires on tapering
2 years ago
Credit and equity markets have responded well to the US Federal Reserve unveiling much anticipated plans to begin tapering asset purchases, while vouching it will stay patient on hiking interest rates. The Bank of England followed this on Thursday by holding its rates at 0.1% -
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 -
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 -
Publishing boost for French firm but China sours wider market
2 years ago
Lagardere is a notable positive outlier in another off day for the credit market, after China turmoil rocked stocks and sent spreads wider -
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 -
Meag hires experienced credit specialist for top fixed income job
2 years ago
€328 billion asset manager Meag has appointed a head of active fixed income in Munich to oversee a range of assets including credit -
CLOs' favourite telco jumps tighter following strong results
2 years ago
French telco Altice is in focus on Friday as credit puts thoughts of a broader directional trade on hold -
"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 -
Ucits at a glance: CIFC nears positive 12-month returns
3 years ago
Ucits funds have started 2021 on a quiet note as 72% of funds achieved a positive return -
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 -
Silver squeeze reaches credit in brighter trading mood
3 years ago
Financial markets are beginning the week and the month in a more positive mood after a volatile end to January. But retail investor power - the bane of hedge funds last week - is again exerting an influence that permeates through to credit -
IG and crossover indices converge while European CLO double Bs rally
3 years ago
iTraxx Crossover is again outperforming Main today with the investment grade index widening 0.11bp to 52.56bp while the crossover index is 2.42bp tighter to 296.99bp. Meanwhile bank research signals that junior CLO tranches could benefit as investors look at covid industries through a different lense -
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 -
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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