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Market Commentary & Outlook

January 16, 2020•1 min read

2020 Sector Outlook: European Investment Grade Corporate Credit

We believe the sector stands to benefit from healthy supply and demand balances, likely offsetting tight valuations and weakening fundamentals.

Market Commentary & Outlook

January 15, 2020•2 min read

2020 Sector Outlook: Emerging Market Credit, Local Debt and Currencies

We expect emerging market fixed income asset classes to continue to perform well in 2020. Though the sector appears to[…]

Market Commentary & Outlook

January 10, 2020•2 min read

2020 Sector Outlook: US Investment Grade Corporate Credit

The US investment grade (IG) corporate bond market is coming off a very strong year. We believe these results are[…]

Alpha Engine Perspectives

January 8, 2020•1 min read

2020 Sector Outlook: Bank Loans

We think 2020 may see increased interest in bank loans.

Full Discretion

Market Commentary & Outlook

January 7, 2020•4 min read

The Brexit Beat – The End of the Beginning

With the large Conservative majority, markets expect smoother negotiations on the future UK-EU relationship, but it’s possible that the UK[…]

Market Commentary & Outlook

January 7, 2020•2 min read

2020 Sector Outlook: High Yield Corporate Credit

A combination of spread compression and reduced US Treasury base rates contributed to double-digit gains in the high yield corporate[…]

Market Commentary & Outlook

January 7, 2020•2 min read

2020 Sector Outlook: The Macroeconomic Backdrop

To kick off 2020, we are providing our readers with a glimpse into this process with a new series featuring[…]

Market Commentary & Outlook

January 3, 2020•4 min read

What’s Next After the US Airstrike in Baghdad?

The US drone strike that killed General Qassem Soleimani signals a major escalation of US-Iranian tensions.

Market Commentary & Outlook

December 24, 2019•2 min read

Chart of the Week: US GDP and the Soybean Factor

Seasonally adjusted, US real GDP rose a strong 3.5% in the third quarter of 2016, but then slowed to a[…]

Alpha Engine Perspectives

December 24, 2019•1 min read

Will Global Assets Continue to Outperform? (Video)

While volatility in global markets is very low right now, geopolitical risks can change things quickly. Will this growth trend[…]

Alpha Strategies

Market Commentary & Outlook

December 24, 2019•1 min read

Looking Ahead of Earnings – 60 Seconds with Craig Burelle (Video)

One of the highlights of the second quarter for me was making upward revisions to forward earnings estimates for US[…]

Market Commentary & Outlook

December 24, 2019•1 min read

Perspectives: Fed Funds Futures vs. Wall Street (Video)

Current estimates show a significant gap between the rate expectations of Wall Street economists and the Fed funds futures markets.[…]