All Fixed Income articles – Page 33
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France: The pension reform puts politics under strain, but major instability unlikely
In the National Assembly (lower house), the centrist alliance Ensemble (Renaissance, Modem, Horizons) represents 250 deputies, which is not enough to obtain an absolute majority (287). The absolute majority (289 votes in normal circumstances) is currently 287 because four seats remain unfilled.
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2023 U.S. investment grade credit supply: Will there be enough bonds to go around?
The U.S. investment grade credit (IG) market’s voracious appetite for bonds may not be fully satisfied in 2023. In 2022, feast or famine punctuated the $1.22 trillion supply, as nearly 50 days featured no issuance. Corporate borrowers glommed together and found strength in numbers when they issued debt, striking when the iron was hot.
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Multi-Sector Credit: Making an impact with a focus on valuation anomalies
In order to fund the transition to a more sustainable economy, and to make a greater impact, investing and engaging with those harder to green sectors will be vital.
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ECB increases rates: the job on inflation is not done yet, but expect a softer path
The European Central Bank raised its key policy interest rates by half a percentage point, lifting the deposit rate to 3.0%. However, it did not commit to future rate hikes, Lagarde stated that “it’s not possible to determine at this point in time the future path for rates”. ...
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A multi-asset perspective on recent bank turmoil: Don’t lose sight of the macro story
Franklin Templeton Investment Solutions explores the shared macro concerns that set the stage for the recent banking crisis, its ripple effects on the broader economy and implications for multi-asset investing.
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ECB: Having It Both Ways, For Now
As expected, the ECB stuck with its guidance and raised interest rates 50 bps at its March meeting. However, recent market turmoil has clearly made the central bank cautious.
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European banking sector set to withstand Credit Suisse fragility
”The Credit Suisse turmoil appears to be driven by a crisis of confidence, with markets putting banks under scrutiny following the SVB failure.”
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Weathering the storm of uncertainty – how resilient is High Yield?
Holding sufficient cash, maintaining a portfolio with diverse liquidity sources, adept and nimble trading are the best ways to combat this risk.
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Public and Private European Credit – where is the sweet spot?
European markets are appealing again, and public and private credit could offer a rewarding mix. David Zahn, Head of Sustainable and European Fixed Income, and Howard Sharp, Co-Head of Private Credit, discuss outlook for these two assets and what’s the role they can play in investors’ portfolios.
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Local-currency emerging market debt: A distinctive asset class
Franklin Templeton Fixed Income suggests that investing in local-currency and hard-currency emerging market debt has many similarities. In this paper they consider those factors and the opportunities available.
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Further concerns, or contagion? The latest on global market volatility
Over the past week, investors have had to digest U.S. banking failures and the threatened collapse of a major European bank. This stress has finally underscored the tensions between global central banks’ efforts to tame inflation and growing concerns that further policy tightening will spark a crisis. As we all follow the latest developments, it’s important to consider each of them in context.
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The SVB Fallout—from the Fed to Geopolitics
The abrupt failure of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) and the renewed pressure on Credit Suisse are the latest in a series of global shocks affecting the capital markets.
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Banking crisis lends uncertainty to macro outlook
Brandywine Global: As investors and markets navigate the immediate fallout of the banking crisis, we look at the broader macroeconomic implications and the potential outlook for fixed income and currencies..
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No systemic risk from SVB failure, but watch out for areas of vulnerability
Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), a commercial bank that specialises in serving start-ups in Silicon Valley, has been shut down by regulators.
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Update: Silicon Valley Bank
In the wake of Silicon Valley Bank’s failure, several leaders within Allspring’s risk management, fixed income, and equity teams share their perspectives and how their teams have been handling the recent events.
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Multi-asset Allocation Views: “Magical Mystery Tour”
In this Allocation Views, our Franklin Templeton Investment Solutions team believe the prospect of policy rates remaining higher for longer has been a reality check on investor sentiment and helps to reinforce the team’s preference for a moderately cautious view of stocks.
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The Breadth of Benefits in Global High Yield
The fifth post in a series on European high yield explores the benefits of a global high yield strategy.
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Sheltering from volatility with real estate debt
Investors combing financial markets in search of safe passage amid rising interest rates and uncertainty over the direction of economies might want to look for a harbour in real estate debt. The essential nature of the services that property provides – first and foremost shelter – and the relatively inflexible demand for space that this entails both help give this asset class resilience.
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Real estate debt: Seeking risk mitigation and return potential
Real estate debt continues to demonstrate relative resilience in these volatile times, in our view. Indeed, some three years on from the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic we believe the nature of the asset class continues to offer downside protection and attractive return potential.
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Jittery markets fear return of bigger rate rises
Markets have begun to price in a 50bps rate rise by the Fed in March but are awaiting key economic data which will reveal if the US economy has started to slow.