Andrew Lockhart, Managing Partner, updates Fixed Income News Australia on the Metrics Credit business and explains why it’s different from others.
How is the business going?
Business is going very well. Looking back over 2020, it certainly was an interesting year and not without its challenges. We had wanted to raise...
The VIX1 is signaling uncertainty is on the rise.
In our view, while recent earnings reports look fine, on closer inspection, companies report stress below the surface and concerns are growing that AI-related capex may have gotten ahead of itself.
Investors face the challenge of adjusting from a...
Concerns grow for the global economy, inflation is not beaten, says Morgan Stanley Investment Management
As the challenge of bringing down inflation remains ongoing, the Fixed Income team at Morgan Stanley Investment Management note that there is no doubt the global economy is slowing, raising more challenges to central banks...
A major danger of assessing sustainable investing is to simplify circumstances deserving of nuance. This is particularly the case for emerging sovereign debt markets, where debt levels and GDP income show only a fraction of the story.
No country can achieve a sustainable growth pattern or an inclusive economic outcome...
Janus Henderson Investors Portfolio Manager Jason England and Global Head of Fixed Income Jim Cielinski explain why investors should prepare for "high for longer" rather than positioning bond allocations for an imminent dovish pivot.
The market has framed the last few Federal Reserve (Fed) meetings as "does no increase mean...
MARKET PERSPECTIVE
Inflation concerns remain at the forefront for central banks and investors as global growth continues to trend lower amid supply disruptions, geopolitical challenges and reduction of liquidity, setting the stage for a challenging macro backdrop.
The U.S. Federal Reserve (Fed) remains committed to its tightening policy, hinting at...
Following a sustained period of higher inflation, complicated more recently by the spike in commodity prices associated with the Russian invasion of Ukraine, central banks (CBs) are increasing interest rates. For instance, the Federal Reserve has ~7 rate hikes priced in between now and the end of 2022, with...
Russell Investments' strategists believe soft-landing optimism can deliver more near-term market gains but the risks of a sharper economic slowdown later in the year are elevated.
"Although declining inflation means central banks can start easing in the second half of the year, the lagged impact of previous rate rises is...
Bonds are useful in different economic conditions. Fixed rate bonds provide certainty in declining interest rate environments, floating rate notes pay a fluctuating rate of return and are often sought after when interest rates are rising. While inflation linked bonds are a very good long term hedge against rising...
By Johann Plé, Green Social and Sustainability Bonds Strategy Manager at AXA Investment Management
Over the past few years, the green bond market has grown from a niche market to a credible alternative to the conventional bond market.
So far this year, green bonds issuance is up 25% of the previous...
