Bond Market Analysis
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
March
26 March 2009: The outlook for UK swaps
February
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
