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SEC's CDS proposals could impede market rather than help it: Barclays
1 year ago
New rules proposed by the US Securities & Exchange Commissions to tighten oversight of the CDS market could mean big changes for the market and have the effect of sapping activity, warn Barclays credit strategists in a note published on Thursday -
Tech and supply chain concerns take credit back to year's wides
1 year ago
A cocktail of bearish signals has taken credit markets back to their widest levels since March, with Tuesday's sell off spilling over into the Wednesday session -
Winton hires quant credit specialist as PM
1 year ago
Winton, a London-headquartered asset management firm that specialises in quantitative strategies, has hired an experienced trader to focus on credit alpha capture -
Big swing for high yield property co as bears make new push
1 year ago
Credit trading has turned decidedly bearish again as the weekend approaches, with investors bracing for a host of market-impacting developments. This has brought a particularly volatile reversal in performance for one European high yield borrower -
US high yield outperforms as credit adds to rally
1 year ago
French equipment rental company Loxam is among the biggest movers as credit markets rally for a second day, but US high yield is having the better week -
Heavy mood greets Europe’s return as earnings and rates policy weigh
2 years ago
The European market on its return after the long weekend is greeted with another sizeable push wider in spreads, with focus on US Federal reserve policy, this week’s round of corporate earnings and the prospect of US 10-year inflation linked bond yields turning positive for the first time in two years -
Credit rally revives as investors scour ECB for Easter eggs
2 years ago
Credit spreads are taking a turn for the tighter on latest European Central Banks statements, at the end of a short week characterised by flatter index trading but persistent single name volatility -
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 -
Credit hedge funds (April 2022)
2 years ago
Credit hedge fund returns -
Ucits at a glance: Long-short funds provide resistance in tough month
2 years ago
In February, Ucits funds followed market sentiment as 90% made negative returns -
"The loan market is the septic tank for sub-single B LBO financing"
2 years ago
Portfolios of single name IG CDS are less complex and more liquid than CLOs -
Skew in focus for second day as single names move sharply against index
2 years ago
Credit indices are trading out of sync with their underlying constituents for a second day this week, with single names broadly widening despite investors seeking to maintain flattish macro positioning -
High yield and IG single names diverge even as buyside seeks macro neutrality
2 years ago
High yield and investment grade single names are moving in opposite directions at the start of the week, while indices reflect a push by investors to cut directional exposure to macro credit -
Investors weigh up Fed calendar and valuations after bruising week
2 years ago
Financial markets are taking stock on Friday after a big sell-off in risk assets, with credit spreads nursing the wounds caused by this week's returning focus on hawkish central bank policy versus rich-looking valuations -
US oil drive boosts credit, but property firm goes against the flow
2 years ago
US moves to increase oil supply have prompted financial markets to resume rallying, after Russia dampened optimism on peace in Ukraine. But one European company is moving sharply in the other direction -
Credit rally extends as investors welcome hawkish but clearer Fed message
2 years ago
Credit markets have carried their rally over to another day, fuelled in part by what investors have interpreted as a hawkish but clear message from the US Federal Reserve on policy tightening -
HY index to only receive one fallen angel, as five rising stars leave for IG
2 years ago
The addition of rising stars from the high yield market will be a prominent feature of next week's CDX IG index roll. But changes listed for CDX HY suggest the reverse will not be true when it rolls a week later -
China pledges and Russia/Ukraine peace hopes drive relief rally
2 years ago
Credit markets have surged tighter on Wednesday, with China's pledge to support covid-hit markets and hopes rising for Russia-Ukraine peace discussions ahead of US Federal Reserve policy moves that are widely thought to have been priced in -
China's covid response fuels regional dislocation and slowdown fear
2 years ago
Asian credit divergence has extended into a second day, with China's move to address rising covid numbers driving regional spreads as investors elsewhere await a closely watched Federal Reserve meeting -
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 -
Rising stars and Russia drive credit index roll changes
2 years ago
Rising stars will feature prominently in this month's roll into new iTraxx and CDX index series, but the market's riskiest names will remain in high yield baskets while at least one company falls foul of its links to Russia -
Volatility has teed up decompression trades: Barclays
2 years ago
Recent credit market turbulence has brought relative value trading opportunities between cash bonds and CDS, credit and equity as well as between investment grade and high yield, particularly in Europe -
Nuclear power plant seizure amps up commodity chaos
2 years ago
The high volatility driven by Russia's invasion of Ukraine is taking financial markets to new extremes, with credit ending the week once again hitting new widest spreads since mid-2020 -
Ucits at a glance: 2022 opens shakily but with a familiar lead
2 years ago
Ucits funds moved slowly into 2022 as 59% made negative returns in January -
Fund performance: Groundhog Day as 2021 leaders start strong
2 years ago
CLO funds once again claim the most top performing spots as seven out of 10 funds belong to the category
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