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High-yield bonds have a reputation for volatility. Yet US high-yield bonds have performed predictably, even through rough markets. High-yield bonds may experien

We examine the effects of the crisis on the year-to-date liquidity of USD corporate bonds, as measured by the price liquidity ratio. The price liquidity ratio c

This is a weekly series focused on analyzing the previous week’s economic data releases. The objective is to concentrate on leading indicators of economic activ

The U.S. policy response has been the most remarkable of the developed markets, not least because of the explicit marriage of monetary and fiscal policy for the

The lack of issuance and supply over the last almost year or so, that's what makes the TIC data so fascinating. And relevant, if for other reasons, too. CLO iss

A note on Grantham's comments about emerging market securities and how they offer better value than ludicrously priced US corporate securities today. In this en

The corporate bond market has typically been an institutional market that the largest mutual fund firms and sell-side firms like Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanle

I'll be the first to admit that a great deal of uncertainty remains in the fixed income investment landscape. Since the tumultuous selling in March, the U.S. HY

A record number of companies have seen their debt downgraded in the wake of the pandemic. As many institutions are forced to sell these now-junk bonds, that could be a buying opportunity for individua

Investors bought up exchange-traded funds with bond exposure on the first day the central bank was due to start its asset purchase program.

Even in normal times the stock markets are leading indicators of the economy. Now they are very leading indicators. For those with a good deal of risk appetite,

The Fed’s backstop helped bring down credit spreads, both investment grade and high yield. Banks appear positioned to make it through the Corona Crash according

We have the crippling global pandemic that we're all struggling with, and second, a concurrent collapse in oil prices. The result of this has been a swift and b

Stocks were never as cheap during this crisis as they were in 2008 and 2009, and are unlikely to quickly charge to new highs with earnings falling. After anothe

The IMF said it expects the global economy to contract by 3% in 2020 and negative earnings pre-announcements have been issued by major companies, yet markets co