All Fixed Income articles – Page 119
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White papersFloating Rate Notes can help prepare for a hike in interest rates
In a fast changing environment, FRNs are an increasingly attractive asset class, as they allow investors to reduce the sensitivity to interest rates fluctuations and to capture some potential yield.
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White papersAsia’s markets appear set to withstand US rate rises
Bond and currency markets have strong fundamentals and look ready to ride the US interest rate cycle comfortably.
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White papersIn Credit: Prague-matic central bank removes currency cap
A combination of mixed US economic data, Trump’s missile strike in Syria, headlines around the US and North Korea and news of attacks in Russia and Sweden all served to keep a lid on core government bond yields over the week.
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White papersFrench Presidential Elections: French public debt - liquid and safe
France’s debt-to-GDP ratio stabilized until 2015, slightly under the threshold of 100%.
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White papersIn Credit: You can check out any time you like...but can you ever leave?
Deutsche Bank notes that global economic surprises have reached a six and a half year high globally, which continues to support risk assets.
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White papersEmerging Markets Debt: Issuer Selection is Key
The focus of the capital markets is shifting back to investments in the emerging markets debt space. Greater political and economic stability, the reduction of current account deficits and the recovery of commodity prices are just some of the arguments in favour of emerging markets (EMs). Future US policy is creating uncertainties, but EM fixed income investments continue to offer plenty of potential.
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White papersAre Bond Investors Ready for a World Without QE?
Britain’s decision to start its divorce from the EU and France’s looming presidential election are injecting political risk back into markets. Bond investors are braced for political volatility. But are they ready for big monetary policy changes?
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White papersBooming non-farm beats budget boredom
This update is the weekly edition of our weekly publication on fixed-income markets.
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White papersThreadneedle UK Social Bond Fund: three years of doing well by doing good
Following its third anniversary, in January 2017, the fund has shown it can offer investors both profit and principle.
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White papersThe long march to higher interest rates
Jim Cielinski argues that while the bond bubble has burst, it remains to be seen how quickly the fallout may spread.
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White papersIn Credit: Rising US rates and Dutch courage
In the US, the Federal Reserve did as expected and lifted interest rates for the third time this cycle – by 25bps to 1%.
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White papersCross Asset Investment Strategy: March 2017
This month, we present the main issues and scenarios relating to French presidential and legislative elections, as well as the most likely market impacts.
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White papersEvolution of the investment approach to emerging market debt
Emerging market fixed income is a maturing asset class. Its rapid growth in size, scale and complexity has meant that investors have had to adapt their investment approach over time to gain appropriate exposure given the many different risk and return drivers at play across the full spectrum. We believe a total return multi-asset approach is likely to play an increasingly important role in investor allocation behaviour.
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White papersBuild a Buffer in High Income Bonds
When investing in higher-yielding bonds, consider an approach designed to protect your portfolio from market turbulence.
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White papersWhat Happens When FedTrade Ends?
While most Fed watchers are focused on the federal funds rate, a more interesting topic may be the so-called FedTrade, which is keeping certain agency mortgage-backed securities’ risk spreads at artificially low levels.
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White papersSo long, bond bull market
Key drivers shaping bond markets have changed. Keeping a global perspective and knowing which macro signals to watch for can help you prepare for changes in bond yields. The world is slowing adjusting to the idea that monetary policy will transition to stimulative fiscal policy.
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White papersWhy European Institutional investors are investing in US Municipal Bonds
European institutional investors have been buying increasing amounts of the municipal bonds sold by US states and cities to fund public projects.
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White papersAsian fixed income: can Asian buyers conquer all?
2016 will be remembered for its political events and Asia contributed its fair share. The shock of Brexit and the US presidential election added to the uneasiness that prevailed throughout the year.
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White papersAmundi Outlook 2017
As we enter 2017, we would like to take a step back and reflect on the evolution on the macro-financial system in which we operate.
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White papersCross Asset Investment Strategy: February 2017
The rise in long-term interest rates raises a crucial question: is it a change in regime, a change in level, or a correction within a band of fluctuation that will remain low? The purpose of this article is to answer this question.
