All Fixed Income articles – Page 73
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White papersPodcast: Expectations for Economic Growth, Rates and Inflation
Multiple leadership and diverse views steer how we invest in our global economy.
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White papers2021 Recovery to continue and beat potential
We confirm the financial “recovery regime” as a central scenario (with a 70% probability) for the next 12 to 18 months, with growth and macro determinants remaining paramount.
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White papersThe end of the Great Moderation and the return of volatility
Since the mid-1980s, the macroeconomic volatility has declined to a postwar low.
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White papersAbsolute return – An absolute must in fixed income
Classical fixed income is already a source of ‘return-free risk’ in this post-pandemic economy awash with central bank stimulus. Reflationary expectations have expedited the rise in interest rates and aggravated the challenges faced by traditional fixed income strategies and indices.
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White papersFive key themes in energy credit
In credit markets, energy was one of the most volatile sectors in 2020, with oil futures trading in negative territory for some time.
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White papersA Few Sparks & Lots of Smoke—But Still No Sign of a Fire
As investors search for signs of uncontrolled inflation, it’s hard to see anything more than you’d expect in a strong cyclical recovery.
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White papersStill Searching for (Lasting) Inflation
Markit flash PMIs suggest European economies are improving. In the U.S., stimulus and reopenings drove the composite PMI to a record high, and consumer confidence is rising sharply. Elsewhere, the BOJ revised growth projections higher amid strong external demand.
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White papersDoomsday at the bank: a spoonful of measures helps the resolution go down
The global financial crisis proved bank failure was not just ancient history or fictional fodder. Fiorino explains why post-crisis measures to fend off future financial meltdowns may have changed the odds but left the possibility of ‘doomsday’ intact.
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White papersUnderstanding Your Bond Portfolio’s Carbon Footprint
Transitioning to a net-zero carbon economy* is vitally important, and to support that journey sustainable investors should monitor the carbon impact of the corporate bonds in their portfolios. But there’s a lot more to understanding a bond portfolio’s carbon footprint than conventional metrics can show.
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White papersFed to keep policy easy despite arrival of economic boom
Evidence continues to mount that a combination of vaccinations and stimulus are creating some of the strongest economic growth data in decades. Even so, the Fed remains committed to easy monetary policy until unemployment falls further and inflation materializes.
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White papersCLOs: What’s Driving the Opportunity Today?
Co-Heads of Structured Credit, Melissa Ricco and Taryn Leonard provide insight into last year’s ‘rollercoaster ride’ in CLOs, and explain why both fundamental and technical factors appear to be aligning to create a strong backdrop for the asset class moving forward.
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White papersHigh Yield Bonds in View: Energy
Much has changed since the oil-market collapse in the early pandemic days of 2020, when prices actually turned negative.
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White papersSDG Engagement High Yield Credit Annual 2020 Report
Seeking twin objectives of strong financial performance and positive social and environmental impacts that contribute to achieving the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), we launched SDG Engagement High Yield Credit in October 2019.
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White papersAll The Credit: Episode 15
This podcast episode provides listeners with, quite literally, a view of all the credit. From corporate fundamentals to sector winners and losers, Rich Greenwood, PGIM Fixed Income’s Head of Credit & Co-Head of EMEA, delivers his insights on the credit market amidst the COVID-19 recovery
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White papersThree Segments, Multiple Opportunities in Emerging Markets
Brandywine Global discusses a flexible approach to emerging markets, to take advantage of opportunities presented by macroeconomic cycles while also responding actively to risks.
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White papersShifts & Narratives #2 - Inflation: something deep awakens
One year ago, as the Covid-19 crisis had just begun, we wrote about its potential inflation implications from both a cyclical and a structural standpoint. Cyclically, the crisis was already generating a combination of demand and supply shocks that could only increase short-term inflation volatility and sectoral fragmentation.
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White papersUnveiling the outlook behind China’s distorted Q1 GDP report
China’s economy grew robustly in the first quarter of 2021, at least on the face of it. However, underlying growth momentum has slowed. This should reduce any risk of monetary tightening that investors are worried about.
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White papersBond investors beware – US rates may rise sooner than thought
US bond markets have begun pricing in higher interest rates, specifically two 25 basis point (bp) increases in the benchmark fed funds rate by 2023.
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White papersTime to Start Thinking About Thinking
The Fed doesn’t need to act anytime soon, but Powell needs to reassure investors that he sees the same strong data they do.
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White papersQuick Thoughts: Why Our Managers Disagree On Inflation, Rates, and Growth
Chief Market Strategist Stephen Dover believes when thinking about fixed income investing, it is important to think beyond rising interest rates and focus on the many ways to obtain total return.
