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Credit market commentary: March 2019
Treasury rates fell following the Fed’s dovish tone at their March meeting, boosting the more duration-sensitive Barclays Agg.
As rate concerns fade, so does investor interest in loans
See how investor interest in high yield bonds and senior secured loans has shifted in what’s now a firmly accommodative environment.
High yield bonds shine amid Fed pause
Get insight into why high yield bonds may be an attractive diversification tool in our lower-for-longer interest rate environment.
Credit market commentary: February 2019
Credit markets continued their fast start to the year, posting solid returns in February. The duration-sensitive Barclays Agg declined modestly, underperforming credit indices.
Is now the time to invest in high yield?
To help answer the question, “Is now the time to own high yield?,” Robert Hoffman looks at the current fixed income environment as well as the performance of high yield and traditional core fixed income assets over previous market cycles.
Credit market commentary: January 2019
Following a month of heightened volatility, the leveraged credit markets rebounded in January. High yield bonds posted their largest monthly return since 2009 and senior secured loans erased all of the declines experienced in December.