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Our fixed income team provide their weekly snapshot of market events.
What the US election means for markets… and what it doesn’t!

The election cycle will increase short-term volatility, but we don’t believe it will have much influence on market averages over the long term.
Gareth Simmons

Implications of the global debt explosion

Global debt was at an unprecedented level before Covid-19. With the subsequent policy response injecting liquidity into most parts of the world economy, the debt predicament is set for a worse path. We explore the implications for sovereigns, financials and corporates, particularly from the perspective of credit investors
Pandemic policy measures don’t derail credit preference

Policymakers have taken several steps to prevent the banking sector from becoming an amplifier of the shock caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, instead making it part of the solution. We believe the sector has enough capital and liquidity to ride out the pandemic
Investment team updates – bullet points 4 September

Find the latest key market updates regarding the following asset classes: Fixed income, European equities, US equities, Japanese equities, Global equities, Multi-asset.
Meanwhile… back in the range

Our fixed income team provide their weekly snapshot of market events.
Welcome to a new high yield universe

The prevalence of ‘fallen angels’ has changed the composition of the European HY market. So how might we go about navigating it?
Downgrades, defaults and dispersion: Covid and credit

It is becoming more difficult to find an ‘average’ bond. As economic uncertainty increases, the dispersion widens, creating opportunity for an active manager
Summer slumber soothes markets

Our fixed income team provide their weekly snapshot of market events.