Dismal data and downgrades continue
Our fixed income team provide their weekly snapshot of market events.
Coronavirus sparks a social shift in the bond market
The coronavirus is a social issue that has brought unprecedented disruption to societies and is impacting the wellbeing of the world’s population. Capital markets are responding to this challenge with more than $9 billion of social bonds issued in the past three weeks, all from supranational entities. However, more can be done, and this presents a great opportunity for governments to follow suit.
Investment team updates – bullet points 16 April
Investment team updates – bullet points 16 April
European high yield credit: strategy update
While European High Yield (EHY) credit market returns were significantly negative and spreads materially wider by the end of the first quarter, market valuations are now much more attractive than at the start of the year.
Investment grade credit: Strategy update
While investment grade (IG) credit market returns were significantly negative and spreads materially wider by the end of the first quarter, IG market valuations are now much more attractive than at the start of the year.
Investment team updates – bullet points 16 April
Investment team updates – bullet points 16 April
Oil prices down, credit downgrades up.
Our fixed income team provide their weekly snapshot of market events.
Coronavirus: research, research, research…
At Columbia Threadneedle Investments, our team of 180 analysts and research associates is dedicated to original, independent research. Working collaboratively across all major asset classes our teams utilize big data and analytics, such as machine learning and augmented intelligence, to turn information into forward-looking insights that add real value to investment decisions, enabling consistent and replicable outcomes for our clients.
Bond investing in uncertain times
It is hard to ignore how times have changed. The deliberate actions to “flatten the curve” of COVID-19 can have a critical impact to manage the spread of the virus and the burden on the healthcare system. However, the more significant the response, the greater the economic impact in the short run.
Coronavirus: Earthquakes, aftershocks and recovery
Aftershocks are a frequent and disruptive result of an earthquake caused by the displacement effects of the main shock. While alarming themselves, they are often a reasonably predictable outcome of the main event. Large earthquakes can have hundreds of aftershocks. While there are familiar patterns to the distribution and magnitude of aftershocks, there can be surprises. However, they typically tend to decline in magnitude and frequency with time.
