All Fixed Income articles – Page 35
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Food for Thought: Investment Opportunities Across a Changing Food System
From farm to fork, our global food system is vast, complex, inefficient and increasingly unfit for purpose. But with the global food system representing just 10% of global GDP, why should institutional investors care?
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US credit rating downgrade: investment implications
On 1 August, Fitch Ratings, one of the three main independent debt ratings agencies, downgraded US debt from an AAA rating to AA+ with a stable outlook.
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The Evolving Opportunity in Infrastructure Debt
In addition to infrastructure debt’s defensive nature, diversification benefits and potential to offer compelling risk-adjusted returns, infrastructure’s “essentiality” underscores its appeal throughout the economic cycle.
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The what, why and how of the global fixed income and municipal markets
The evolving fixed income market environment: Key 2023 themes
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Under Pressure? High Yield Can Hold Up (Your Income Portfolio)
Do high-yield bonds still make sense for income investors at this stage of the credit cycle? We think so.
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Meet the Manager: Orla Garvey
In our latest manager profile, Orla Garvey, Senior Portfolio Manager, reflects upon her career beginnings, explains why a healthy amount of humility goes a long way in her role, and offers her take on the macroeconomic outlook for the remainder of the year.
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Onwards or upwards?
The US Federal Reserve raised its benchmark interest rate to reach a 22-year high this week.
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Opportunities in Structured Products
Jin Im, associate portfolio manager for the Investment Grade Fixed Income team at Allspring Global Investments, and Rob Absey, head of Insurance Solutions, discuss structured products, often referred to as securitized assets or securitized products, and the value and importance these assets can have in overall investment portfolios.
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Sunshine in the U.S.—For Now
In this monthly series, we take a quick, comprehensive look at current macroeconomic themes that matter to clients.
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The End of the Great Moderation: Forecasting in Elevated Uncertainty
In a global environment with more complexity and uncertainty, we have adopted a probabilistic, scenario-based approach to forecasting macroeconomic and market outcomes.
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Asset Class Return Forecasts - Q3 2023
Optimism was definitely behind the respectable performance registered by risky assets in the last quarter. However, the economic backdrop does not look overly positive. On the price levels side, US headline inflation is receding, although the core measure - more important for monetary policy decisions - is proving to be stickier. The latest European and UK inflation numbers signal that price growth is cooling.
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Fixed on ESG, EP.15
Is deep-sea mining a viable solution for metals scarcity and key to the green transition? It’s not that simple.
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Defining sustainable investments in European leveraged finance and CLOs: Part 2
There is a diversity of ESG ratings and scores across the leveraged finance markets, as well as multiple providers. To the consternation of some investors, this is not a regulated activity, and one firm’s methodology can vary from another’s as much as the objectives that it may have set.
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Emerging market resilience paves the way for new opportunities
Resilience and a growth advantage over developed markets make emerging countries an attractive destination for the second half of the year. The effects of monetary tightening are seeping through to the real economy, contributing to lacklustre growth, particularly in developed economies.
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Where is Mexico Headed a Year Out from a Critical Election?
As the single six-year term of leftist Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador winds down, preparations for the June 2024 general election are heating up. What does this mean for EM debt investors?
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Fed moving to a pause with a very data-dependent approach
The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) raised the federal fund rate by 25bp but dropped future guidance. Chair Powell claimed that the Fed is far away from hitting its inflation target, but acknowledged that the tighter credit conditions for households and businesses could affect economic growth.
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The Implications Behind Indexation
Index funds give investors broad exposure to the market at an accessible price point and have taken equity markets by storm in recent years. As index companies make decisions about how to construct their indices, we wonder if those decisions are more active than market participants realize.
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How long will convexity disappoint?
These are uncertain times – be it regarding growth, inflation, or the extent of rate hikes. And yet, the level of one of the most common measures for volatility – the famous VIX index – has not budged much since 20 March and the end of the fast-paced banking crisis. This raises two principal questions about volatility and convexity, which we explore in this weekly edition of Simply put.
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Fixed income: choosing a different rhythm
Increased risk appetite and revived hopes for a soft landing present an interesting question to fixed-income investors: how keenly should they dance to the market’s tune?
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All the Credit, EP.42
Exploring trends in growth, pricing, market share, and more across major players in the big brewing industry.