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The year 2020, and the decade leading up to it, have led to some interesting reversals in U.S. corporate credit, including irregularities across the investment grade (IG), high yield and bank loan markets. What is the state of play? Investment … Read More
Over the past decade, central banks have added to their policy toolkit such practices as quantitative easing (QE) and, in Europe and Japan, negative interest rates. Formerly viewed as unconventional, these tools are now seen as necessary, even conventional, methods … Read More
Despite late-cycle concerns after a decade of continuous growth, U.S. commercial real estate (CRE) appeared on track to extend positive performance through 2020. CRE benefited from a strong macroeconomic backdrop with low odds of recession and stable fundamentals while heading … Read More
During the first quarter, U.S. rates broadly rallied across most tenors. The two-year Treasury yield fell 132 basis points (bps) to 25 bps while the 10-year Treasury yield fell 125 bps to 67 bps as of March 31. Concurrently, credit … Read More
The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic earlier this year unleashed a worldwide public health crisis not experienced since the Spanish flu of 1918. Economic lockdowns ordered to slow the spread of the virus triggered an economic calamity in the U.S. … Read More
The distinct roles of copper versus gold – the red metal’s industrial necessity, the popular perception of the yellow metal as a safe haven – can embed useful information in their market prices, particularly in relationship to each other. Broadly … Read More
