Fixed income: year-to-date performance summary

As we reach the mid-point of Q2 2021 it seems a good time to sum up fixed income markets year-to-date.

CIO market outlook

Global

CIO William Davies gives his current thoughts on the shape of the recovery, what impact different levels of stimulus and the speed of vaccination campaigns may have in Europe and the US, and which structural trends have been accelerated by the pandemic.

The spectre of rising inflation

Finance markets

With the help of Edward Al-Hussainy, Senior Interest Rate and Currency Analyst, and Adrian Hilton, Head of Global Rates and Emerging Market Debt, the Eye of the Needle team tackles the hot topic of potentially rising inflation, why it might happen, what it would mean for consumers, companies and investors, and how central banks might go about tackling it.

In Credit Weekly Snapshot – April 2021

In Credit

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

Office-working: long-term symptoms or full recovery?

With the advent of the Covid-19 pandemic, millions of office workers worldwide were forced to work from home (WFH) for the majority of 2020.

Square Mile Talking Factsheets: Threadneedle UK Social Bond Fund

Normalising economies may mean moderate returns

Square Mile provides a snapshot overview of the Threadneedle UK Social Bond Fund.

In Credit Weekly Snapshot – March 2021

In Credit

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

In Credit Weekly Snapshot – February 2021

In Credit

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

Coronavirus highlights fixed income’s potential for impact investing

Downgrades defaults and dispresion covid and credit

Investors are increasingly seeking investments with a positive impact, and the surge in Covid-19 bond issuance in 2020 indicates that fixed income is the asset class well-positioned to deliver positive social outcomes.

In Credit Weekly Snapshot – January 2021

In Credit

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