Investment analysis for yield and duration-focused investors
This month, we discuss the drivers of Japan’s still rising long-term bond yields and the upcoming BOJ monetary policy meeting—at which the central bank is expected to hike rates—and their overall i...
Discover how combining trade finance with short‑dated credit may enhance income, manage duration risk and improve portfolio resilience.
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Global credit delivered positive returns across the board in May. Risk sentiment was broadly positive throughout the month, supported by mounting hopes of a US-Iran peace deal which pushed oil pric...
It's crucial for active managers to scrutinise local politics for clues about a country's economic trajectory and potentially as a source of uncorrelated investment returns. This month, we examine...
As central banks unwind quantitative easing (QE), liquidity is increasingly being provided through repo operations instead of continuous asset purchases by the banks. How resilient is this new appr...
US economic data keeps surprising to the upside, while a lack of progress on Middle East peace, and mounting speculation about a Federal Reserve rate rise, has put markets on shakier ground.
Business Development Companies (BDCs) offer a distinctive way to access U.S. middle-market private credit through publicly traded securities, combining exposure to private lending markets with the...
Stress for airlines may be opportunity for lessors. The war in Iran is putting pressure on airlines. Higher jet fuel prices are cutting into profit margins, and the risk of a prolonged conflict may...
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