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Bond Market Analysis

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Our bond or fixed income focused publication aims to provide readers with a dedicated view on the impact of economic trends on these markets. Very often, swap rates, bond yields and credit markets can react to economic events in perverse ways. We aim to demystify these reactions as they have rational underpinnings.

2009- The latest archives
October

20 October 2009: The outlook for corporate defaults and bond spreads 

September

23 September 2009: The Bank of England Quarterly Bulletin causes a bit of a stir 

July

15 July 2009: As green shoots wither, long-term interest rates could fall further from recent highs 

May

14 May 2009: Credit conditions have improved, but talk of ‘green shoots’ and a low in swap rates may be premature

March
26 March 2009: The outlook for UK swaps

February

26 February 2009: Euro interbank rates have fallen below Sterling, but pressures to adopt unconventional measures at the ECB rise

5 February 2009: The outlook for corporate default rates and credit spreads

January

23 January 2009: Government expands measures to boost the flow of lending, but sovereign risk rises


2008- Archives

December

11 December 2008: The outlook for credit depends on funding pressures

September

18 September 2008: Sterling swap rates to rise and the swaps curve to steepen

4 September 2008: Credit crunch? In the short term inflation may matter more

August

21 August 2008: Credit conditions to remain tight, but gradually less so

May

20 May 2008: Is the credit crisis over? Falling liquidity risk versus rising default rates

April

14 April 2008: What do macroeconomic prospects say about the UK corporate default rate?

February

22 February 2008: How much will tighter bank lending standards affect growth?

January

11 January 2008 : Themes for 2008

2007- Archives

December

17 December 2007: A look back at a momentous year

October

31 October 2007: UK corporate outlook: only limited impact from the credit crisis

3 October 2007: UK corporate credit conditions (I) – parallels with 1998 LTCM crisis

August

30 August 2007: The credit cycle turns (III): the outlook for credit spreads

15 August 2007: The credit cycle turns (II): UK corporate insolvency risks skewed to the upside

8 August 2007: The credit cycle turns (I): corporate default rates set to rise

July

11 July 2007: Putting recent credit events in context

June

19 June 2007: Credit boom: the beginning of the end?

May

25 May 2007: Why global M&A will remain strong this year

April

18 April 2007: Investor risk appetite and carry trade return

March

16 March 2007: Why the negative impact of the US subprime mortgage market may be exaggerated

13 March 2007: Some financial market stability returns; US subprime delinquencies up

1 March 2007: Equity market correction: which corporate sectors are more vulnerable to increased risk aversion?

 

 

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