Private markets outlook: Refilling the glass
As we approach the end of 2024, sparks of life are emerging in private markets, fueling optimism for improved liquidity and a revitalized investment landscape.
Q4 2024 Corporate credit outlook: Jive like it’s 1995
Like the Fed’s 1995 mid-cycle recalibration, credit markets are supported by strong credit fundamentals and constructive technicals.
Q3 2024 Corporate credit outlook: Entering a credit picker’s market
Active managers appear set to showcase risk management and credit selection as value narrows and loss mitigation becomes central.
Q2 2024 Corporate credit outlook: Drafting down the straightaway
Continued economic stability has fostered healthy fundamentals in most leveraged credit, but risks are accumulating in loans to lower-rated private borrowers.
Charted territory: Buy the bushel, but beware of bad apples
After relatively benign credit conditions following the pandemic, dispersion of loan issuer quality is growing. Read more in our Q1 corporate credit playbook.
Q4 2023 Corporate credit outlook: Riding the wave
Rising real rates cast doubt on equities and growth while credit outperforms driven by elevated yields. Lower-rated credit continued to lead returns despite tighter spreads.