No Autumn chills for Global Investment Grade Corporate fundamentals

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IG valuations remain tight, and the market remains focused on whether this is justified by fundamentals. Our bottom-up company analysis shows profitability remains strong and leverage modest.

European utilities: prepared for the spending storm

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Despite huge growth in demand, costs squeezes and supply constraints around raw materials and capacity are limiting expected returns in renewables development.

In Credit Weekly Snapshot – 14 October 2024

In Credit Weekly Snapshot – 7 October 2024

Slow-speed crash? Problems for the European auto sector pile up

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Healthy cash balances built up over the past three years will be tested as firms attempt to weather the four-pronged oncoming storm of labour relations, EV uptake, emissions regulations and China.

In Credit Weekly Snapshot – 30 September 2024

In Credit Weekly Snapshot – September 2024

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

Boeing bonds bound to bounce back?

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With $60 billion of outstanding corporate bonds, the business is among the largest non-financial IG issuers, and it wants to reduce its leverage. But with that being unlikely anytime soon, investors have a decision to make.

In Credit Weekly Snapshot – 23 September 2024

Can the demand for critical minerals be met responsibly?

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Solar, wind and batteries all rely on critical minerals. Will the race to unearth them drive innovation or lead to unsustainable practices in global supply chains?