All Credit articles – Page 11
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White papersBonds are back: credit markets focus during 2023
This year, we expect the global economic environment to feature sluggish growth and an extended period of sustained high inflation. For the credit market, it will be a tale of two halves:
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PodcastEmerging Markets Debt: An Early Spring?
Ricardo Adrogue, Head of Global Sovereign Debt and Currencies discusses the Barings’ team’s increasingly positive view on the outlook for emerging markets debt.
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White papers2023 has begun with an inflation-relief rally
In the latest instalment of Simply put, where we make macro calls with a multi-asset perspective, we examine the current equity rally and its relationship to the decline in inflation.
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PodcastAll The Credit, Ep. 35 - Hitting Home: The State of the Residential Real Estate Market
Kaustub Samant and Mike Collins review the current state of the residential real estate market.
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Video5 Themes for 2023: Blowing hot and cold
After a depressing 2022, markets have got off to a flying start. Should investors ride the wave? Have long-term yields peaked? Is the recession risk fairly priced in equities and High Yield credit? Can we still count on the Fed put? Will portfolio diversification start working again?
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White papersEuropean interest rates: Increased dispersion presents opportunities
Global investment-grade corporates staged a strong rally in the fourth quarter of 2022, ending three quarters of negative returns.
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White papersAsian credit outlook: a bright spot in 2023
After 2022 marked one of the worst years on record for fixed income, Asia is expected to be the world’s bright spot in 2023. We believe Asian credit reached a bottom in early November 2022 and is now on the ascendent due to China pivoting away from its zero-Covid policy and back towards a pro-growth stance, as well as the emergence of clear US disinflationary trends.
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White papers2023 MENA fixed income outlook: What’s in the price?
Fixed income faced a challenging 2022, but 2023 looks more promising for global sukuk and GCC fixed income, according to Dino Kronfol. He believes a focus on higher-quality fixed income sectors is prudent given continued uncertainties.
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White papersEmerging-Market Debt Outlook 2023: A Shifting Balance of Risks
Financial markets offered few opportunities for refuge in 2022, and emerging-market bonds were no exception. We expect the past year’s difficult conditions to gradually unwind in 2023, but risks remain, and investors will need to be selective.
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White papersSpecial Situations: Fasten your seatbelts—credit markets are going to be bumpy
Benefit Street Partners explore how best to capitalize on the bumps that are creating the beginnings of another fertile special situations investment environment.
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White papersThe time is now: Creditors to negotiate stronger covenants in 2023
The current credit environment offers a silver lining for investors in challenging markets, as issuers look to amend and extend debt amid rising rates.
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White papersEuropean Fixed-Income Outlook: Stay High Quality in 2023
European bond-market performance was among the worst on record in 2022, as Europe ran the gamut of geopolitical, economic and market storms. While problems persist and we expect further periods of volatility, we believe the worst impact on markets is past and that investors will find opportunities in 2023—particularly in investment-grade and select high-yield credit.
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White papersBBBs in the ‘Old Normal’
A key investment-grade sector retains its appeal, but selectivity may be important.
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White papersClimate Change High Yield Credit Annual Report, 2022
Launched in September 2021, the Federated Hermes Climate Change High Yield strategy aims to outperform the global high yield market by investing with conviction in companies that have strong fundamentals and which demonstrate the potential to decarbonise and transition to a low-carbon world.
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White papersHas China broken the ‘doom-loop’? An Asia credit perspective
The confluence of disinflationary trends taking hold in the US, and a decisive turn in Chinese policy, has broken the doom-loop for Chinese assets and Asian credit which has plagued markets since the third quarter of 2021.
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White papersChina stocks rally on property support and Biden-Xi meeting
Investor appetite for shares and bonds has recovered following news Beijing is ramping up support for the real estate sector.
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BlogCredit Selection Supports the Allure of European Loans
The fourth post in a series on European high yield culminates with our views on how the asset class may perform under certain scenarios.
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White papers2023 US investment grade credit outlook: Fixed income is finally delivering income!
Franklin Templeton Fixed Income: Investors can play both offense and defense through their allocations to US investment-grade corporate bonds.
