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Ukraine crisis takes EU and Russian markets into new territory
2 years ago
Credit spreads went back to the wides again on Monday, after the European Union intensified its pressure on the Russian economy and reached an unprecedented agreement to supply Ukraine with weapons -
Market whipsaws tighter as west holds out on Russian sanctions
2 years ago
Extreme market volatility is extending into the weekend, with a big gap tighter in spreads on Friday as the credit market see-saws due to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the uncertain response of both western countries and China -
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 -
European credit rallies in stark discord with deepening Ukraine crisis
2 years ago
Cognitive dissonance looks to be afoot in the credit market on Wednesday, with indices rallying for a second day even as Russian and Ukrainian spreads move to new wides -
Investors look to US response after Putin lights touch paper on Ukraine intervention
2 years ago
Credit investors are left facing a what-happens-next moment after Vladimir Putin recognised the Donetsk and Luhansk regions of Ukraine as independent states, paving the way for Russian forces to intervene. In response the US has moved swiftly to impose new sanctions targeting the two regions -
French co rattles investors on micro level as Russia overclouds macro
2 years ago
After a cautious opening, investors in the European credit market have resumed hedging as western leaders continue to talk up the prospect of Russia invading Ukraine and the Kremlin has dismissed hopes of a Biden-Putin summit as premature -
Investors rush to hedge Russia as barrage of threats tee up nervous weekend
2 years ago
The prospect of a flare-up between Russia and Ukraine has left credit spreads back at their recent wide levels going into the weekend, with European investment grade credit particularly feeling the heat following 'false flag' headlines on Friday -
Credit fund rout extends as storm winds buffet from all sides
2 years ago
Another choppy week for financial markets has extended the run of fund outflows, with investors fleeing from all parts of credit and even equity suffering a drop, with government bonds gaining traction -
French airline flies against flock on pandemic repayment plans
2 years ago
Air France is a standout improver on Thursday against a backdrop of broad deterioration in single name credit spreads -
Scramble to cover shorts extends rally, but analysts stub out tobacco
2 years ago
European outperformance of US credit is picking up despite the UK posting record inflation numbers, as optimism on Ukraine combines with the wrong-footing of investors that had positioned extremely bearishly -
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 -
European panic over Ukraine pushes market to new wides
2 years ago
European underperformance of US credit has resumed at the start of the week, with the market waking up on Monday morning to another sharp sell off. But the lengthening downturn has some believing spreads have overshot, while others insist worse is to follow -
Credit and equity fund flows diverge ahead of Fed emergency meeting
2 years ago
Outflows from credit have extended into another week, even as stocks returned to inflows, as speculation mounted the US Federal Reserve could opt for a 50bp hike in March or even an earlier than anticipated hike at an emergency meeting next week -
Europe outpaces US as investors scramble to cover their shorts
2 years ago
Lifting of short positions has helped take European credit into a second successive day of outperformance against the US, with financial companies and some of the more recently volatile high yield names leading the way -
Europe leads relief rally with energy and peripheral bank credits outperforming
2 years ago
Credit spreads are making a broad move tighter on Tuesday, with European Central Bank president Christine Lagarde having tried to rein back rate hike expectations and oil company BP posting strong profits -
European underperformance extends against US with another big sell off
2 years ago
The underperformance of European credit versus the US has extended at the start of the week, with investors still struggling to digest the impact of last week's European Central Bank meeting statements -
Europe/US relative value comes into play amid growing credit outflows
2 years ago
Big successive moves wider are taking credit spreads to new extremes and bringing compression between Europe and the US amid the highest daily market volatility since 2020 -
Investment grade hit hardest as tech earnings and rate hike undo market rally
2 years ago
Financial markets have reversed course following two days of improvement, with credit spreads hit by poor tech company earnings and a Bank of England rate hike -
Credit hedge funds (February 2022)
2 years ago
Credit hedge fund returns -
Ucits at a glance: Robus claims top spot in 2021 after tight race
2 years ago
Ucits funds have ended 2021 on a high as 62% made positive returns in December -
Bond pipeline builds as rocky markets thwart supply
2 years ago
Various factors have played into credit spreads widening at the start of 2022, but an over-supply of bond issuance is not one of them — in contrast to what was moving the market this time last year -
Financial-corporate compression in play as relief rally extends
2 years ago
Credit markets are experiencing a second day of improvement, with financials outperforming corporate borrowers in the investment grade arena -
Troubled high yield credits go against flow as market rallies
2 years ago
Credit markets are beginning February with a more buoyant mood, but idiosyncratic volatility is keeping investors on their toes with several European high yield single name credits making big moves -
Eerie calm breaks as bears return to feast
2 years ago
After what looked a calmer and even buoyant start, credit markets have again pushed wider on Monday as investors wrestle with competing view on outlook for central bank policy -
Heavy market rout takes credit back to November 2020 levels
2 years ago
High volatility is gripping financial markets at the end of a week that has been decisively bearish for credit spreads, as concerns about the end of central bank stimulus and warnings of a Russian invasion of Ukraine next month layer on pain for investors
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