All Fixed Income articles – Page 13
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White papersFixed Income Perspectives Q2 2025
Quarterly macro and market insights from Capital Group’s fixed income team
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White papersFixed income update: Bonds reclaim role as a volatility buffer
High-quality bonds are an important portfolio diversifier in uncertain markets
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White papersBeyond traditional fixed income: Diversifying into specialty finance
Investors are seeking to diversify their fixed income and credit exposure. Of the options available, structured finance has emerged as a compelling choice as a complementary allocation. Learn how it can help diversify and enhance returns within portfolios.
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White papersFive charts that put market volatility in perspective
President Trump’s tariffs have put market volatility back in the spotlight.
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White papersDemocracy in decline: the impact on financial markets
World leaders are getting older and global democracy scores are falling. What are the potential outcomes for global markets?
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White papersThe world turned upside down - Global Market Perspectives, 2Q 2025
Our quarterly investment outlook highlights the themes and investment implications for the period ahead.
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White papersFixed on Bonds: What do tariffs mean for the automotives industry?
Threats of tariffs have been hitting the sector from multiple angles. It is hard to keep up, but this is what we know so far.
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White papersQuick take on Trump’s tariff pause
President Trump has announced a 90-day truce with most of the international community, reducing tariffs to the baseline rate of 10% for the European Union (EU), Asia (excluding China) and South Africa, among other countries. This is a positive development. Most other major economies, including Latin America, Canada, the UK, and Australia, were already subject to baseline rate tariffs or lower.
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White papersThe Tale of Tariffs Round Two for the US Economy
How might the recently announced US trade measures translate into economic reality?
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White papersWhat do tariffs mean for emerging market debt?
At this point, it is challenging to determine the precise impact of tariffs on EM economic activity as there are too many moving parts, including the possibility of negotiated reductions, retaliatory actions by US trading partners, and fluctuations in the currencies of affected economies. That said, we can look at the current level of tariffs and exports to the US to give us an idea about the portion of EM GDP that is at risk.
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White papersTrump’s Tariffs: The Impact on Fixed Income
New tariffs could hamper U.S. economic growth and change market dynamics for the long term.
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White papersFixed income at the crossroads of trade and trust
Trade tensions and shifting alliances are shaking investor confidence in 2025. This article explores how fixed income markets are navigating the dual challenges of inflation and geopolitical uncertainty, with a focus on the evolving role of U.S. Treasurys as a global safe haven.
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White papersTariffs explained: Assessing global economic impact
The much-anticipated “Liberation Day” on 2 April has provided investors with more details on the direction of US trade policy under the Trump administration. Despite hopes of a more moderate approach, the tariffs were much more substantial than expected, raising the prospect of lower economic growth, higher inflation and interest rate cuts.
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White papersTrump tariffs roil markets. What’s next?
If investors were looking for a reason to sell US stocks, they found it in President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs. Following several weeks of volatility sparked by on-again off-again tariffs, Trump’s 2 April announcement of higher-than-expected levies against virtually every US trading partner sent shockwaves through global financial markets.
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White papersTariffs and credit markets
In the US, the Trump administration’s imposition of tariffs on imports from trading partners across the world has seen markets plunge. Here is what we are thinking as a credit desk and how we are approaching portfolios
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White papersExpert perspectives: ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs unpacked
‘Liberation Day’ tariffs have intensified stagflation fears, driving risk-off sentiment across markets. Investors are shifting toward quality, selectivity, and liquidity, while real estate shows relative resilience amid broader uncertainty.
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White papersHow artificial intelligence is reshaping financial services
AI is helping enhance efficiency, reduce costs and improve decision-making
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White papersThe macro fallout from ‘Liberation Day’
The sweeping tariff hikes announced on “Liberation Day” have escalated fears of stagflation, pushing recession odds higher and rattling markets. With inflation likely to rise and GDP growth projected to drop by up to 2.4%, the economic strain could be the most significant since the 1930s. Still, investor sentiment may recover as attention shifts toward pro-growth policies like tax cuts and deregulation.
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PodcastOuterblue Convictions- Global Investment Views - Europe rallies behind historic German spending bill
In this month’s review of the latest developments on the global economy and in financial markets, we focus on the seismic shifts that have been happening in Europe in the past few weeks, in particular, the historic spending package approved by the German parliament. Swaha Pattanaik and Monica Defend, Head of Amundi Investment Institute, catch-up to discuss the remarkable change in policy, and its implications for Germany and the wider Eurozone.
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White papersM&A Renaissance. Exploring Fixed Income Opportunities
M&A activity, which is growing among IG and HY issuers, is driven by expectations of lower funding costs and a weak macroeconomic environment. This trend, which is set to strengthen, generates investment opportunities in new bond issues, often priced at a discount, to be evaluated with rigorous analysis to select the most promising opportunities.
