All High Yield articles – Page 8
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White papersWhy Securitized & Why Now: $12.5 Trillion Market Goes on Sale
Today’s securitized market presents a rare opportunity to add diversification via an asset class with the potential to provide defensive opportunities with outsized returns.
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White papersInsurance Asset Allocation in the New Regime
After a year in which fixed income yields and capital market assumptions adjusted dramatically to a new regime, we believe it’s an opportune time to re-think insurance asset allocation.
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White papersThe More Things Change
Has recent strong data changed the fundamental economic and market outlook, or just the timeline?
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White papersEuropean leveraged loans: Defensive against rising rates and uncertainty?
2022 represented the end of the more than decade-long bull run and the impact for European loans was a dislocation to yields of c.10%. For long-term investors, we believe this provides an interesting investment opportunity for a senior secured defensive asset class with typically higher risk-adjusted returns than comparable credit risk asset classes.
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White papersBonds are back: credit markets focus during 2023
This year, we expect the global economic environment to feature sluggish growth and an extended period of sustained high inflation. For the credit market, it will be a tale of two halves:
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White papersFixed Income Perspectives January 2023
Global growth is expected to weaken as central banks remain restrictive, though many economies have shown more resilience than previously expected Inflation should continue to lose steam in 2023, although it may remain uncomfortably high relative to central bank targets Higher yields and relative value opportunities offer better return ...
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Video5 Themes for 2023: Blowing hot and cold
After a depressing 2022, markets have got off to a flying start. Should investors ride the wave? Have long-term yields peaked? Is the recession risk fairly priced in equities and High Yield credit? Can we still count on the Fed put? Will portfolio diversification start working again?
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White papersThere IS an Alternative: Fixed Income Road Map - 2023
Bonds yields in many sectors rose in 2022. Finally, for investors who’d needed to seek income outside of fixed income markets, There Is an Alternative. Allspring fixed income leaders identify potential opportunities.
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White papersEmerging markets debt: Valuations appear attractive despite uncertain macro backdrop
Emerging markets (EM) hard and local currency denominated sovereign bonds rose in the fourth quarter of 2022, as a softer-than-expected inflation print in the US and the potential end to China’s zero-COVID policy lured yield seeking investors.
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White papersHigh Yield: A Compelling Risk-Reward Picture for Long-term Investors
Markets will likely remain on edge in anticipation of a central bank policy pivot, but high yield continues to present compelling total return opportunities for investors willing to ride out the volatility.
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VideoWho’s Afraid of an Inverted Yield Curve?
The current slope of the US Treasury yield curve is inverted. Two-year yields are higher than 10-year yields, and to us that means that investors are focused on a few things.
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White papersThe time is now: Creditors to negotiate stronger covenants in 2023
The current credit environment offers a silver lining for investors in challenging markets, as issuers look to amend and extend debt amid rising rates.
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White papersEuropean Fixed-Income Outlook: Stay High Quality in 2023
European bond-market performance was among the worst on record in 2022, as Europe ran the gamut of geopolitical, economic and market storms. While problems persist and we expect further periods of volatility, we believe the worst impact on markets is past and that investors will find opportunities in 2023—particularly in investment-grade and select high-yield credit.
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White papersFixed-Income Outlook 2023: Finding Equilibrium
2022 was an ugly year for investing. As central banks battled inflation, interest rates soared and recession fears mounted. Equity and fixed-income markets broke with convention and fell in tandem. Nearly every bond-market sector suffered historic losses, leaving almost nowhere for investors to hide.
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BlogYield is Destiny; Bonds are Back
Bond investors shouldn’t lose sight of the fact 2022’s historic increase in bond yields could lead to bond returns in the next decade that are two to three times higher than the prior decade.
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White papersTreasury yields fall as the Fed hikes once more
U.S. Treasury yields fell last week. The November U.S. CPI report showed a smaller-than-expected monthly increase. The U.S. Federal Reserve delivered a 50 bps hike as expected, but also included hawkish economic projections that called into question the future of monetary policy.
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White papersClimate Change High Yield Credit Annual Report, 2022
Launched in September 2021, the Federated Hermes Climate Change High Yield strategy aims to outperform the global high yield market by investing with conviction in companies that have strong fundamentals and which demonstrate the potential to decarbonise and transition to a low-carbon world.
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BlogCredit Selection Supports the Allure of European Loans
The fourth post in a series on European high yield culminates with our views on how the asset class may perform under certain scenarios.
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White papersAn Emerging Opportunity
If you are one of the many investors looking positively at high yield bonds, you might want to consider emerging markets debt, too.
