By Robert Tipp, CFA, Chief Investment Strategist and Head of Global Bonds, PGIM Fixed Income
The young bond bull market that started last year took...
Key takeaways
• Markets are increasingly taking their cues from governments, with fiscal spending and policies becoming key drivers of growth and inflation.
• The US...
The RBA raised the official cash rate by 25 basis points to 2.85% in line with market expectations. Apostle Funds Management's Steven Spearing provides...
As direct lending matures and other private credit areas expand, active investors can apply relative value strategies across sectors – and even entire markets...
As the US President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy reach an in-principle agreement to finalise a budget agreement to raise the $US31.4...
Key takeaways
• Uncertainty has driven many investors to take flight from markets and shift into cash-like investments. However, an analysis of past rate cycles...
US financial markets are watched closely given the US dollar is still considered the world’s safe haven currency. Recently, Fitch downgraded the sovereign’s credit...
The Covid pandemic has caused governments of all levels around the world to take on huge amounts of extra debt as they face dwindling...
The CDS trade
Credit default swaps (CDS) are derivative instruments which enable investors to hedge the credit spread component of a corporate bond. Buying a...
From Sriram Reddy, Managing Director - Credit, Man GLG
Introduction
We have been speaking about the end of the credit cycle for some time, but the...



































