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Credit market commentary: August 2021
The duration-sensitive Barclays Agg was negative in August as long-term interest rates rose slightly.
Credit market commentary: August 2020
Credit markets climbed steadily higher throughout a relatively quiet August, with HY Bonds and Senior Secured Loans returning 0.98% and 1.49%, respectively. Interest rates rose throughout the month following the Fed’s inflation policy shift, sending the duration-sensitive Barclays Agg down -0.81%.
Credit market commentary: August 2018
High-duration fixed income, such as the Barclays Agg, performed well in August due to falling 10-year U.S. Treasury yields. Strong corporate earnings and U.S. economic data provided tailwinds for HY Bonds and Senior Secured Loans.
Credit market commentary: April 2023
Following an extraordinarily volatile March, credit markets turned higher amid the more settled macro environment.
Credit market commentary: April 2022
Markets continued to grapple with volatility in April, as rising interest rates and broader macroeconomic uncertainty sent most major asset classes sharply lower.
Credit market commentary: April 2021
The duration-sensitive Barclays Agg posted its first positive return of the year in April as long-term interest rates drifted lower.
Credit market commentary: April 2019
Leveraged credit rises in April | Leveraged credit yields tighten, loans trade tight to high yield
Credit market commentary: April 2018
As interest rates rose, high yield bonds and senior secured loans outperformed more duration-sensitive asset classes.
Decoding default risk: What are credit markets telling us?
While the economic environment is unclear, we believe we can glean valuable insights about credit markets from implied market default rates.
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