All Fixed Income articles
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White papersAI financing: Bubble, breakthrough or the next fixed income supercycle?
AI represents a major investment cycle with distinctive financial foundations. In this paper, fixed income portfolio manager Sandro Lazzarini and analyst Theo Pan compare current AI financing to previous cycles and ask whether it could represent the next supercycle for bonds.
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White papersFrontier Bonds: An enterprise worth exploring
Their high yields attract attention, but the diversification potential of frontier bonds deserves equal billing. Under-researched economies, domestic investor bases and reform momentum create opportunities for investors prepared to look beyond familiar markets, explains Witold Bahrke, Senior Macro and Allocation Strategist at Global Evolution.
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White papersFixed Income Perspectives
Fixed Income Perspectives outlines the current macro and market views from across Capital Group’s extensive fixed income team and offers insights on investors’ bond exposure against an ever-changing backdrop.
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White papersCore Matters: 5-year returns forecasts - The return of carry
Global stocks look like they will enjoy another above-10% gain in 2026, for the fourth year in a row; at +13% year-to-date, the MSCI World has been less brilliant than in the past three years (respectively +22%, +18% and +22%), but that still caps an exceptional decade that will have seen the total return index more than triple.
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White papersLDI Fixed Income Outlook: Where are the new safe havens?
Despite the bond market sell-off, there is no reason for hasty decision-making, says Sebastiano Chiodino, Head of Liability-Driven Investing (LDI) Fixed Income at Generali Asset Management S.p.A.,* as strong corporate fundamentals and interest-rate volatility continue to create opportunities for long-term, active investors.
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White papersFixed Income Outlook 4Q 2026: Walking the Line Between Rates and Inflation Risk
The fixed income environment has been particularly painful for investors in recent months, as long-term yields increased to multiyear highs amid geopolitical and economic turbulence. Slow progress on inflation, energy shocks and heavy issuance were among the headwinds, along with a hawkish turn by central banks.
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VideoWhy Investors Should Consider Securitized Credit
In episode 4, Jose Pluto, Portfolio Manager, Global Securitized Products Team, looks beneath the consumer headlines – examining what’s driving strong issuance and exploring what securitized credit can bring to fixed income portfolios.
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VideoDeep dive on CLO equity investing
Alyssa Irving, Fixed Income Portfolio Manager, discusses the CLO equity asset class, highlighting its diversification potential, risk-return dynamics, and the crucial role of managers.
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White papersLong-term yields at high levels
Government bond yields across major developed economies have risen to levels not seen in years. The move has been accompanied by increased volatility, as markets have become more sensitive to macroeconomic data and policy expectations. US 10-year yields reached their highest level since 2002 before easing, as oil prices fell and following a well-received bond auction.
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PodcastReading Between the (Credit) Lines: What it Takes to Succeed in Credit Research
Stephanie Foster, Senior Credit Research Analyst, discusses the importance of a consistent analytical process in credit research, the role of intuition and judgement, and the evolving nature of the finance industy. She emphasizes the need for networking, adaptability, and promoting the industry to younger generations.
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White papersWhat Higher Interest Rates Are Telling Insurance Investors
For insurance investors, bond yields play a defining role in long-term planning, with the effects of their levels and movements rippling across balance sheets. Liabilities may move inversely to asset values, and today’s investment decisions have implications far into the future. That makes bond yields critical variables for prudent insurance investors. There are also insights in the “why” behind higher rates.
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PodcastInflation-linked bonds: protection in a more volatile inflation world
Geopolitics, energy security, changing supply chains, fiscal policy, climate investment and increased infrastructure and AI spending could all contribute to a structurally more volatile inflation environment.
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White papersMarkets weigh rising yields and AI exuberance
Market volatility has increased in recent weeks, particularly in bond markets. The MOVE index, a measure of expected volatility in US Treasuries, has been rising significantly, decoupling from the VIX equity volatility indicator in an unusual move. This is significantly different from the March volatility spike that affected both markets at the start of the Iran war.
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White papersHow fixed income investors can potentially capitalise on Europe’s strategic autonomy
The geopolitical landscape has undergone a significant shift in recent years, with global cooperation and multilateralism giving way to a more fragmented world.
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White papersGlobal Investment Views - October 2026
In September, global bond markets came under pressure amid inflation concerns and hawkish shifts by central banks, while equity markets remained relatively calm, supported by strong economic data and earnings, alongside renewed optimism around AI.
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White papersThe New Era of Income Investing
How to design income portfolios beyond traditional stocks and bonds.
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White papersAn Invidious Choice? Towards Bond Market Crisis or Yield Curve Control
The yields on long bonds have risen to multi-decade highs. Debt sustainability fears have festered for years but to no tangible effect—either on investment portfolios or political debate. The most likely route is that the “can is kicked” on both debates; after all, >2% real yields will be tempting to many investors.
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White papersFixed-Income Outlook: Four Ways to Capitalize on Dispersion
Fixed-income investors are being paid more to take risk than they have been in years, but not all opportunities are created equal. Higher yield levels, heightened volatility and growing differences across countries, sectors, industries and issuers are expanding the opportunity set. Dispersion is the raw material from which active returns are generated. Below are four ways investors can capitalize on it.
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VideoAI Financing Is Reshaping Corporate Credit
In episode 2, David Brown, Global Co-Head of Investment Grade and Multi-Sector, looks at the next phase of AI financing. As borrowing extends beyond the hyperscalers, what could change for corporate credit investors?
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WebinarEmerging markets: Rethinking allocations to equities and fixed income
On 23 September 2026, we held a webinar featuring Shamaila Khan, Head of Global Emerging Markets and Asia-Pacific Fixed Income, Urs Antonioli, Head of Asia & Emerging Market Equity and Massimiliano Castelli, Head Global Sovereign Markets Strategy and Advice, where they analyzed recent developments in emerging-market equity and fixed income.
