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In Credit Weekly Snapshot – Everybody wants to rule the world

With the attack of Iran, geopolitics is once again dominating proceedings. The big question for markets is what a prolonged crisis will do to oil and gas prices. Read on for a breakdown of fixed income news across sectors and regions.

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US 10-year yields declined 15bps last week to 3.94%, below the psychologically important 4% barrier. There was no fundamental catalyst for this downward pressure, with data sending mixed signals on the state of the US economy. Rising geopolitical risk, however, appears to have triggered some covering of short positions.

On Saturday, Israel and the US attacked Iran, killing the Iranian supreme leader, Ali Khamenei. The bond market reaction was relatively contained, with the US 10-year yield around 3bps higher in early Monday trading. Oil rose 7% from $67 a barrel to $72 a barrel. The bigger question for the bond market is the longer-term impact of current events on this oil price and whether the Strait of Hormuz, through which 20% of the world’s oil flows, can be kept open.

OPEC+, an alliance of major oil producing countries, agreed on Sunday to increase production from April, which should help limit upward pressure on prices – an important consideration for the Trump administration as it edges closer to the midterm elections in November.

In the UK, the governing Labour party came third to the Greens in a by-election in Gorton, Manchester. This suggests the UK political landscape continues to fracture on both the left and the right. Although Keir Starmer’s position as prime minister was viewed as having weakened further, there was a muted impact on gilts.

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In Australia: Issued by Threadneedle Investments Singapore (Pte.) Limited [“TIS”], ARBN 600 027 414. TIS is exempt from the requirement to hold an Australian financial services licence under the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) and relies on Class Order 03/1102 in respect of the financial services it provides to wholesale clients in Australia. This document should only be distributed in Australia to “wholesale clients” as defined in Section 761G of the Corporations Act. TIS is regulated in Singapore (Registration number: 201101559W) by the Monetary Authority of Singapore under the Securities and Futures Act (Chapter 289), which differ from Australian laws.

In Singapore: Issued by Threadneedle Investments Singapore (Pte.) Limited, 3 Killiney Road, #07-07, Winsland House 1, Singapore 239519, which is regulated in Singapore by the Monetary Authority of Singapore under the Securities and Futures Act (Chapter 289). Registration number: 201101559W. This advertisement has not been reviewed by the Monetary Authority of Singapore.

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In Japan: Issued by Columbia Threadneedle Investments Japan Co., Ltd. Financial Instruments Business Operator, The Director-General of Kanto Local Finance Bureau (FIBO) No.3281, and a member of Japan Investment Advisers Association and Type II Financial Instruments Firms Association.

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In the EEA: Issued by Threadneedle Management Luxembourg S.A., registered with the Registre de Commerce et des Sociétés (Luxembourg), No. B 110242 and/or Columbia Threadneedle Netherlands B.V., regulated by the Dutch Authority for the Financial Markets (AFM), registered No. 08068841.

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