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May 2024
Fixed income
Fixed income
Ukrainian corporates are making a comeback – but is it temporary?
Ukrainian corporates are making a comeback – but is it temporary?
Businesses are taking differing approaches to managing their debt, and as we approach the point where paused repayments will resume, markets are looking at the ability of companies to uphold them.
Read time - 3 min
May 2024
Fixed income
Fixed income
Ukrainian corporates are making a comeback – but is it temporary?
Ukrainian corporates are making a comeback – but is it temporary?
Businesses are taking differing approaches to managing their debt, and as we approach the point where paused repayments will resume, markets are looking at the ability of companies to uphold them.
Read time - 3 min
All insights
17 May 2024
Fixed income
Fixed income
Ukrainian corporates are making a comeback – but is it temporary?
Ukrainian corporates are making a comeback – but is it temporary?
Businesses are taking differing approaches to managing their debt, and as we approach the point where paused repayments will resume, markets are looking at the ability of companies to uphold them.
Read time - 3 min
17 May 2024
Equity
Equity
Market Monitor – 17 May 2024
Market Monitor – 17 May 2024
Global stock markets extended their May gains this week, with a welcome slowdown in inflation in the United States laying the groundwork for interest rate cuts.
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16 May 2024
Equity
Equity
Positives for Europe, but the Middle East could be a headache
Positives for Europe, but the Middle East could be a headache
Inflation is a stubborn problem in the US due to labour shortages, but this is much less of a factor in Europe where activity is dull but likely to recover as the consumer is well supported.
Read time - 1 min
14 May 2024
Fixed income
Fixed income
In Credit Weekly Snapshot – May 2024
In Credit Weekly Snapshot – May 2024
Our fixed income team provide their weekly snapshot of market events.
Read time - 5 min
13 May 2024
Multi-Asset
Multi-Asset
Rate cuts to start in June
Rate cuts to start in June
In Europe, a June cut is likely – but what about the UK and US?.
Watch time - 6 min
10 May 2024
Equity
Equity
Market Monitor – 10 May 2024
Market Monitor – 10 May 2024
Global stock markets made solid gains this week as the likelihood of imminent interest rate cuts increased while geopolitical tensions eased.
Read time - 3 min
9 May 2024
Fixed income
Fixed income
Aggressive liability management activity pushes defaults higher
Aggressive liability management activity pushes defaults higher
Higher default rate in European High Yield driven by a growing trend of aggressive liability management activity among over-levered issuers, increasing the risk of balance sheet restructuring events.
Read time - 3 min
9 May 2024
Fixed income
Fixed income
Irish banks: a classic turnaround tale... and opportunity
Irish banks: a classic turnaround tale... and opportunity
The sector has gone from being one of the riskiest in Europe to among the safest – an excellent example of the situations we look for, and that our deep research and bottom-up approach allows us to benefit from.
Read time - 3 min
7 May 2024
Multi-Asset
Multi-Asset
Interest rate cuts back on the agenda
Interest rate cuts back on the agenda
Pessimism about the prospects for US interest rates cuts has been growing steadily as 2024 has developed. But there was a big change last Friday.
Watch time - 6 min
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