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Global Loan Highlights 1Q24: Don’t call it a comeback
2 months ago
Loan refinancing share hits historic high, but IG issuance stymies YoY global growth -
February 2024 US Leveraged Highlights
2 months ago
Debtwire today releases the February 2024 US Leveraged Highlights, featuring key trends in the leveraged loan and high-yield bond markets. -
State of the US Loan Market 3Q23 - Xtract Special Report
6 months ago
The US leveraged loan market continued to languish in 3Q23, but the average covenant score for large Sponsor loans bounced back somewhat from its precipitous decline in 2Q23 according to this special report -
Envision Healthcare draws lawsuit from fourth out lenders
10 months ago
A group of “fourth out” lenders to Envision Healthcare have lodged an adversary complaint over its 2022 drop-down recapitalization and subsequent ‘uptier’ exchange -
March madness sees most funds give up gains made in Q1
1 year ago
After a positive start to the year, credit funds ended the quarter with a step backwards; just under 30% of those listed reached positive returns for the month. -
The rise and rise of CLO ETFs
1 year ago
A couple of years ago, the prospect of billions of dollars being invested in CLOs through exchange-traded funds would have seemed far-fetched. But a crop of CLO ETFs have popped up, demonstrating that liquidity is no longer an issue -
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 -
CLO managers to jump into action as Covanta loan proposal omits spread adjustment
1 year ago
Covanta Holdings is the latest example of a US loan issuer looking to switch benchmark from Libor to Sofr, but without an accompanying credit spread adjustment -
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. -
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 -
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 -
Europe leads relief rally while UK gets Borexit done
1 year ago
UK prime minister Boris Johnson’s resignation has brought a collective sigh of relief across all political parties on Thursday that finds pathetic fallacy – but little attributable causal connection – in a strong relief rally in European financial markets -
CLOs aim to pick up pieces as fear drives dip in loans
1 year ago
Leveraged loan investors grew skittish in June, with prices slipping as the likelihood of a US recession increased, according to market sources. -
German property co hits new wides as investors scrutinise investigation report
2 years ago
The bearish momentum that gripped financial markets on Friday has spilled over the weekend into Monday's session, with an especially big move in the debt of one German real estate borrower taking it to worrisome spread levels -
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 -
CLO funds post first negative month since outbreak of covid
2 years ago
Funds that invest in CLOs took a hammering in February, underperforming all parts of the credit market in the immediate aftermath of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine -
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 bull run falters as central bank glow abates
2 years ago
Thoughts that the credit market had taken a positive directional shift are turning, after Tuesday’s session has brought a sizeable retracement wider, but credit strategists predict an overall firming of tone into the end of the year off the back of dovish central bank meetings -
Adler spreads return to earth as TUI gains altitude
2 years ago
German real estate company Adler is among stronger performers as credit markets strike an improved tone on Tuesday, while travel company TUI is an outlier to the wide side -
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 -
US debt talks and German real estate regain composure after damaging wrangles
2 years ago
Adler Group is ending on a firmer footing what has been a rocky week for the German real estate company, as credit heads into the weekend unmoved by developments in the US on raising the country's debt ceiling -
Investors shrug at new Evergrande bond deadline a week on from roll havoc
2 years ago
Chinese real estate giant Evergrande looks unlikely to meet a $45 million bond payment due on Wednesday despite reports it plans to sell a $1.5 billion commercial bank stake. But credit markets are showing very little reaction despite initial default concerns having up-ended CDS index rolls only last week -
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 -
Credit rally extends as Fed hurdle passes and Evergrande views evolve
2 years ago
Credit markets are rallying for a second day, after the US Federal Reserve meeting indicated a shortening timeline to rate hikes but no shocks. A key deadline for China Evergrande bond payments still overshadows the Thursday session, but investor expectations have gravitated to a more localised impact for any fall out
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