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Index sell off hits at start of busy week for primary
3 years ago
Credit is stumbling into the week, with a widening of index spreads that noticeably underperforms stock markets -
LCH starts clearing US credit index options
3 years ago
LCH, the central clearing house of the London Stock Exchange Group, has expanded its CDSClear service to clear US credit index options -
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 -
ECB stimulus hopes bolster high yield outperformance
3 years ago
Spread compression has picked up again, with European high yield taking the lead as expectations mount for another round of European Central Bank stimulus at its meeting next week -
Wide-end names gain ground as market hits impasse
3 years ago
Financial markets appear to have a hit resistance points in several asset classes today, with credit, stocks and oil prices struggling to find traction despite encouraging signals from the UK on rolling out the Pfizer/BioNTech covid vaccine -
Ziegler buys stake in credit SMA specialist
3 years ago
Ziegler Capital Management has acquired a minority stake in a US credit asset manager that invests across investment grade, high yield and emerging market corporate bonds along with mortgage-backed securities -
Spread compression resumes with US passing key milestones
3 years ago
Credit markets have resumed their crunch tighter today, with an absence of any obviously negative brakes to offset strengthening Asian industrial numbers and applications by vaccine makers for emergency approval in the US and Europe -
Blackstone buys $7.5 billion quantitative credit manager
3 years ago
Blackstone has bought DCI, a $7.5 billion technology-driven quantitative credit manager -
Bulls give up some gains as IG banks and energy lead market wider
3 years ago
In a cautious opening to the week, credit spreads are edging wider against a backdrop of faltering oil prices but marginally strengthened stocks -
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 -
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 -
Stressed credits push tighter even as index bulls take profit
3 years ago
A cautious tone has returned to financial markets ahead of the US thanksgiving holiday, with the strong push tighter of credit spreads in recent sessions giving way to a widening move -
Investment grade rallies hard on hopes of end to US deadlock
3 years ago
In a change from the recent trend investment grade credit is the front mover today, playing catch up on high yield as the market-wide rally gathers pace -
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 -
Covid toll puts reality check on market rally
3 years ago
Credit markets look to have hit a point of resistance, with spreads retracing today amid a rising likelihood of stricter covid-19 measures be applied in places such as New York, Tokyo and Madrid -
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 -
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 -
CDS indices edge wider and positive skew opens as Pershing Square puts on new hedge
3 years ago
Credit indices have widened a touch this week but they’re back in focus with reports that Pershing Square Capital Management, led by Bill Ackman, has this week used CDS indices to hedge parts of its equity portfolio -
European CLO double Bs jump wider amid October macro worries - but seniors stand firm
3 years ago
The fortunes of investment grade and high yielding European CLO tranches have gone in opposite directions in the last month. In a year where relative value has shifted several times, Creditflux analysis shows that new issue European CLO double Bs have blown out by 16.5% in October versus September, while triple A-rated notes have tightened 6.7% in that time -
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 -
Primary pumped as Trump gazumped and vaccine hopes jump
3 years ago
A 'yuge' rally is underway in credit markets today, with optimism over Joe Biden's apparent victory in the US presidential election turning to elation following a big covid-19 vaccine breakthrough -
Robots rise for credit ratings
3 years ago
A fintech platform is launching this month that aims to use artificial intelligence to democratise credit ratings. -
Fund performance: Structured finance finds its footing with credit rally
3 years ago
For the first time this year we have seen a structured finance fund take the top spot, as Serone Key Opportunities Fund leads a multitude of other funds in this category in the top 10 of our monthly fund rankings -
Ucits at a glance: European funds and CLOs head rankings
3 years ago
Ucits fund returns
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