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Fixed income

Fixed income

Bye, Don to Biden: the US credit outlook

As the dust settles on the US election, we look at the shifting US credit landscape for buy and maintain investors.  
By Connor Tuttle

Fixed income

Global high yield: more of the same

Why we still think the rebound in high-yield markets has further to go.  ;
By Martin Reeves

Fixed income

Is consolidation in the European bank sector inevitable?

The performance of many banks in Europe suggests they are destroying economic value. There may simply be too many of them.  ;
By Dan Lustig

Fixed income

Investment-grade credit: not out of the woods yet

Although we expect the second half of 2020 to be much calmer than the first, these remain challenging market conditions for credit investors.  ;
By Madeleine King

Fixed income

Emerging market credit: analysis and outlook

The impact of recent market movements on emerging market credit.;
By Uday Patnaik

Fixed income

Fixed income outlook: taking stock

An update of our views and our insights into global fixed income markets. ;
By Colin Reedie

Fixed income

Who wants credit after the rally?

The rally in US corporate bonds presents an interesting trade for investors wary of elevated valuations in risk assets.  ;
By Tim Armitage

Fixed income

Credit update: NIP and tuck

A closer look at new issue premiums during recent credit market volatility.
By Corinne Lewis-Reynier

Fixed income

Neunundneunzig red flags: how we avoided Wirecard

Avoiding defaults is essential for credit managers; a commitment to risk management helped us do just that in the case of Wirecard.  
By Madeleine King

Fixed income

The Bank of England and the gilt market: more is less, more or less

We believe investors will have to pay much more attention to fiscal policy risks in the future.  ;
By Christopher Jeffery

Fixed income

The Fed’s pivot

I discuss the implications of the Federal Reserve’s stance on interest rates with CNBC.  ;
By Christopher Jeffery

Fixed income

Fixed income’s balancing act

Bond investors must weigh the current market interventions by central banks alongside the longer-term outlook for the economy.  ;
By Colin Reedie

Fixed income

Free Fallin’: credit ratings following the COVID-19 crisis

Over $230 billion of bonds has been downgraded from investment grade to high yield so far this year, smashing the previous record for so-called fallen angels. We think this is just the tip of the iceberg.  ;
By Madeleine King

Fixed income

The (w)ides of March

We answer your questions on credit markets  ;
By Mark Benstead

Fixed income

Emerging-market debt during and after the crisis

What is the outlook for emerging-market debt amid the global economic shutdown?  ;
By Raza Agha

Fixed income

Angel delight

It’s raining bonds, investment-grade bonds. We are seeing an increasing number of bonds falling out of the investment-grade heavens and being ‘junked’ due to the bleak economic fallout from COVID-19.;
By Aimee Bowkett

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