Fidelity underweighting Canadian investments amid concerns economy facing greater risks relative to other parts of the globe. Source: Bloomberg News A money manager at one of the world’s biggest investment firms says Canada is currently riskier than other parts of the world, and as a result his company’s funds are underweighting Canadian investments. The Canadian…
Historically, the majority of January debt sales comes from the financial sectors as banks try to fulfill their funding needs following earnings releases. Source: Bloomberg News (Bloomberg) — Sales of U.S. high-grade bonds will total between $30 billion and $35 billion next week, according to an informal survey of dealers at some of Wall Street’s…
Germany being Europe’s benchmark debt issuer plans for its debut in green bond issuance later this year. Source: Financial Times Germany will join a wave of governments across Europe in issuing green bonds in the second half of next year, responding to increased investor interest in this form of debt as it tries to underline…
Emerging markets are turning into a mainstream asset class providing a wider bond market corporate issuers with diversification as a key element. Source: The National Corporate bonds have a long tradition in developed markets, with a large investor base across the credit rating spectrum. Over the past decade, corporate bonds of issuers based in emerging…
Europe’s Credit Market Expected to go from Red Hot to merely Boiling in 2020 Source: Gulf Times Europe’s credit market may go from red hot to merely boiling in 2020. After a banner year for sales of new bonds, the pace of issuance may prove hard to sustain next year because companies have already rushed…
Public sector green issuance has been overshadowed by Sweden’s local government funding agencies to surpass the total Nordic issuances in 2019. Source: Expert Investor Local government funding agencies have dominated regional public sector issuance. Sweden has issued a whopping $8.26bn in green bonds so far in 2019, equivalent to about half of the total issuance…
Corporate Bonds Surge for the 12th Successive Month in Emerging Markets Source: Yahoo Finance Demand for corporate bonds is deepening in emerging markets as political strife from Hong Kong to Lebanon and Latin America drives investors away from government debt. The Bloomberg Barclays index for corporate securities in the developing world is rising for a…
Sustainable and Green Debt are Expected to Rally in the Asian Bond Markets in 2020, said CTBC Bank and MUFG Heads of DCM at the 14th Asia Bond Markets Summit 2019 Last Week Source: The Asset Emerging markets bear more than their fair share of fickle funds flow that often leads to sharp market corrections….
International Institute of Finance (IIF) estimates global debt to reach record $255 trillion by the end of 2019 and central bankers believe it is sustainable Source: CNBC Global debt hit a record high of over $250 trillion in the first half of this year, led by a surge in borrowings in the U.S. and China,…
Different Scenarios that Credit Traders are Considering as Brexit Uncertainty Lingers On Source: Bloomberg Gilts losing their protective buffer, the hard Brexit menace and even socialism with echoes of the 1970s. Debt investors are bracing for all of these scenarios — and more — as the U.K.’s second election in less than three years draws…
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