Steve Eisman of “The Big Short”, thinks the bond market will be hit the hardest in the next recession, specifically BBB and high yield debt Source: CNBC Steve Eisman, the investor known for predicting the financial crisis as depicted in “The Big Short” book and movie, thinks the bond market will be hit the hardest…
Federal Reserve’s dovish stance and US – China trade talks have increased demand for Emerging Market Local Government Debt Source: Bloomberg If investors wanted evidence that demand for local-currency bonds isn’t fleeting, here it is: The biggest exchange-traded fund tracking local debt in emerging markets has seen 17 weeks of inflows. The $9.7 billion iShares…
China’s Debt Market to be beneficiary of trade deal with U.S. Source: Bloomberg One of the less obvious beneficiaries of a resolution from the U.S.-China trade war is shaping up to be the $13 trillion Chinese bond market. China has already been welcoming record inflows into its local-currency debt after making it easier for foreign…
The Rise Of The Technology Infrastructure Sector In The Municipal Bond Market Source: Forbes Technology as infrastructure is rapidly emerging as both a sector and credit factor unto itself in the municipal bond market. Those states, cities, counties and towns applying technology to assess and deliver services more efficiently and effectively are positioning themselves to…
Wall Street Is Getting Cut Out of Bond Market It Long Dominated Source: Bloomberg The banks that have stood in the middle of the corporate bond market for decades are increasingly getting pushed aside. Electronic marketplaces like MarketAxess Holdings Inc., Tradeweb Markets LLC and Liquidnet Holdings Inc. say that more of the company bond trades…
We are witnessing another U.S inverted yield curve for the first time since the 2007 recession. Could this be a signal towards the next US downturn? Source: Financial Times Alan Greenspan, the then Federal Reserve chairman nicknamed The Oracle for his economic soothsaying, told the US Senate on July 21 2005 to disregard an obscure…
Middle East fixed income proves a safe haven within emerging markets Source: The National Emerging markets are rarely uneventful, with no shortage of idiosyncratic risks that require constant vigilance. These events can dominate investor thinking, making it easy to neglect the broader opportunity the asset class offers. Indeed, there are parts of the emerging market…
Over the past two years, we have witnessed profound changes in the fixed income marketplace with counterparties increasingly adopting quantitative investing and liquidity risk monitoring techniques. These include adoption of new methods of analysis such as AI analytics like COBI-Matching algorithm. Source: Overbond Fixed Income Artificial Intelligence The financial services market is embracing digital processes…
Green bonds can help sovereign issuers to address the issues of ethical finance and long-term sustainability Source: Bond Vigilantes Compared to one and a half years ago, when the prevailing narrative was still revolving around global synchronised growth, the economic outlook for Europe has darkened significantly. From ‘peak optimism’ levels in late 2017, Euro area…
Demand for Chinese convertible bonds rises as fixed income investors look to boost returns Source: Bloomberg Shut out of a world-beating rally in equities, China’s fixed income investors are chasing the next closest thing. The battle for equity-like returns is driving up interest in the country’s nascent convertible bond market. Showing just how coveted the…
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM, ENGLAND, February 27, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/
