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07 October 2024 Matt Chessum
Q3 observes a surge in US Specials activity.
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16 May 2024 Danielle Sukharenko
With exits curtailed and IRRs becoming a less reliable measure of investment value, Danielle Sukharenko explains how we are helping LPs conduct...
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01 March 2024 Matt Chessum
Exchange offer in ATMU increases shares on loan.
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19 July 2023 Matt Chessum
Q2 Securities Finance Review Webinar Slides
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15 May 2023 McEvans Francois
One of the most complex business challenges for our clients today is there need to understand and assist their clients (institutional asset managers)...
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08 May 2023
Find out the importance of the new Unique Product Identifier (UPI) and its impact on firms
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12 December 2022
A summary of key changes implemented by proxy advisors in their 2023 voting guidelines for Continental Europe.
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29 November 2022 Charles Basner
We reflect on 2022 and identifies three key themes: data, retaining TPRM talent and doing more with less
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24 November 2022
How much change has already happened in private markets regarding ESG? These and other topics were discussed as part of a panel at Interact...
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10 October 2022
Monthly style and specialty model performance report.
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30 June 2022 Stella Lim Pedro Choi
South Korea presents a whole different environment when it comes to dividends. In this report, we walk you through S.Korean dividend market that...
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29 June 2022 Kate Aziz
The S&P Global Know Your Third Party (KY3P®) team recently sponsored the 7th Annual Vendor & Third Party Risk Europe Summit organized...
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11 February 2022 Chris Fenske
All major APAC, European, and US equity indices closed lower. US government bonds closed sharply higher, while most benchmark European bonds...
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13 December 2021 Chris Fenske
All major US, European, and APAC equity indices closed higher on the week. US government bonds closed sharply lower on the week, while benchmark...
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29 October 2021 Chris Fenske
Most major US equity indices closed higher, while Europe and APAC markets were mixed. US government bonds closed higher, while benchmark European...
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28 September 2021
FlexTrade and S&P Global collaborate to deliver an efficient and improved user experience for clients
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07 September 2021
We review factor performance in August 2021.
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23 August 2021 Jatan Pathak
As the world of asset servicing becomes more global and diverse, the complexity of corporate actions is increasing with it. The ever-elusive...
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05 August 2021 Sam Pierson
Securities Finance July 2021
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04 August 2021
We review factor performance in July 2021.
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19 July 2021 Chris Fenske Ana Moreno
All major US and European equity indices and most APAC markets closed lower on concerns of slower growth and renewed restrictions due to the...
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23 June 2021 Chris Fenske
All major European equity indices closed higher, while US and APAC markets closed mixed. US government bonds closed lower and most benchmark...
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27 May 2021 James Irwin
James Irwin explains how we have helped market participants in Europe keep settlement times down while supporting volume growth, and looks ahead...
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26 May 2021 Chris Fenske
Most major US and APAC equity indices closed higher, while most European markets were lower. US government bonds closed lower, while benchmark...
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21 April 2021 Chris Fenske
All major US and European equity indices closed higher, while most APAC markets were lower. US government bonds closed flat and benchmark European...
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19 April 2021 Brittany Garland
Custodians face formidable implementation challenges. Beyond their sheer size and operational complexity, the need to maintain rigorous regulatory...
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03 February 2021 Chris Fenske
Equity markets closed mixed across the US, APAC, and Europe. US government bonds closed lower, while European bonds were mixed. iTraxx-Xover...
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16 December 2020 Jocelyn Lewis
Investment strategies focused on extending credit through private debt, bi-lateral loans and direct lending have grown significantly in recent...
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08 December 2020
The Effects of MiFID II, Two Years Later
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07 December 2020
S&P Global has formed a strategic alliance with MSCI Inc. to integrate MSCI’s portfolio and risk analytics capabilities with thinkFolio, the...
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01 December 2020
Before 2020, KYC due diligence teams were already under pressure from regulatory, industry and technological changes. When the pandemic hit...
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08 October 2020 Nikhi Gill Brett Schechterman
With Covid-19 causing turmoil for the global economy and logistical workplace disruption, numerous sectors within the capital markets have been...
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01 October 2020 Chris Fenske
US equity markets closed higher despite a sharp sell-off in S&P futures overnight, while APAC and most major European markets were lower. Today...
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29 September 2020 Elina Gokh
In July, our loan portfolio administration business, WSO, reached a huge milestone: our services business broke through the $500 billion AUM...
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22 September 2020 Chris Fenske
US equity markets closed higher on the day, while APAC markets were lower and Europe was mixed. European government bonds closed mixed and US...
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08 September 2020
Monthly style and specialty model performance report.
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03 September 2020
We review factor performance in August 2020.
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23 July 2020 Brett Schechterman
S&P Global is partnering with Cassini Systems, the leading provider of pre- and post-trade margin and collateral analytics for derivatives markets...
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17 July 2020 Chris Fenske
Most equity markets closed modestly higher and benchmark government bonds were lower on the day. iTraxx and CDX indices closed a bit tighter...
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23 June 2020 Chris Fenske
The first wave of flash PMI releases indicated further recovery in May, but most country’s manufacturing and services headline numbers still...
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05 June 2020 Chris Fenske
Global equity markets had already started the day off in positive territory, with APAC markets closing higher and Europe opening higher out of...
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01 June 2020 Chris Fenske
Global equity markets closed higher, with APAC markets performing particularly well. US and European high yield credit indices continue to grind...
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29 May 2020 Chris Fenske
US and APAC equity markets closed mixed, while European markets were lower across the region. However, all major equity markets closed higher...
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22 May 2020 Sam Pierson
Historic US equity short squeeze in April
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18 May 2020 Chris Fenske
Global equities, oil, investment grade/high yield credit indices, and even cheese futures closed sharply higher on the day, driven by Sunday...
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08 May 2020 Chris Fenske
APAC equity markets closed modestly lower and Europe/US markets ended the day higher, despite the additional 3+ million new unemployment insurance...
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02 May 2020 Chris Fenske
Most European and APAC markets were closed for the Labor Day holiday, so market activity was limited. The US equity markets closed lower on day...
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02 May 2020 Michael Miller
Planning, Preparing and Presenting Your Next Earnings Call in a COVID-19 World with Eric Boyer, Senior Vice President of Investor Relations at...
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27 April 2020 Chris Fenske
The Bank of Japan started the week on a positive tone after its unexpected announcement of additional aggressive monetary easing to support corporations’...
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13 April 2020 Chris Fenske
Relatively calm day in the global markets, as most of Europe and some APAC markets were closed in observance of the Easter holiday. Most US equity...
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09 April 2020 Chris Fenske
The Federal Reserve helped to provide some additional momentum for an already strong week in the US equity markets with the 8:30am ET announcement...
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06 April 2020 Chris Fenske
Equity markets remained very upbeat today as data indicates that the spread of COVID-19 is slowing in parts of Europe and leaders there are evaluating...
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19 March 2020 Chris Fenske
Daily Market Update for March 19, 2020
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10 March 2020
Przemek Bozek discusses why satellite companies are popular, and why they are difficult to value.
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03 January 2020 Sam Pierson
Global revenue falls 6.3% to $10.1 billion
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18 December 2019
This report summarizes our dividend expectations for FY19 for EMEA
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12 December 2019 Sam Pierson
Proxy voting and exercising corporate governance responsibilities can work in tandem with securities lending
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21 October 2019 Gavan Nolan
Positive stories about the CDS market are few and far between in contemporary mainstream media. This is not surprising – an article about nefarious...
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11 October 2019 Sam Pierson Nicholas Godec, CFA
September HY Decomposition - HTML Meta
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25 July 2019 David Jesson
How does the industry need to adapt to make use of existing tech and prepare for future transformations?
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23 May 2019 Chris Fenske
The rally in US investment grade bond spreads appears to have stalled following the breakdown of the US/China trade negotiations announced in...
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22 April 2019 Chris Fenske
The below heat map shows S&P Global's Relative CDS Score as of April 12, 2019, compared to the past year's daily closing levels, for the S&P...
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10 April 2019
Asia Metro Targeting Series provides insight into who has been buying and selling in Asia. This month’s report focuses on Hong Kong-based investors....
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04 April 2019
We review factor performance in March 2019.
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05 February 2019
We review factor performance in January 2019.
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11 December 2018
In the closing report of our three-part series, we share Big 4 auditor feedback focused on surviving the year-end audit season.
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29 November 2018 Sam Pierson
Peak borrow availability at minimum cost
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07 November 2018
Monthly style and specialty model performance report.
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05 September 2018
S&P Global's acquisition of Ipreo brings together businesses with strong growth potential in alternative assets and solutions for asset managers....
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10 July 2018
Monthly style and specialty model performance report.
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15 June 2018
An update to our Social Media factor suite performance since the factors went live four years ago.
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08 June 2018
Monthly style and specialty model performance report.
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04 May 2018
S&P Global Weekly Securitized Snapshot – May 5, 2018
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20 April 2018
Over the last two years, 22 central securities depositories in 20 markets have migrated to TARGET2-Securities (T2S). Like it or not, the platform...
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04 April 2018
We review factor performance in March 2018.
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19 March 2018 Chong Jun Wong, CFA
Companies in the FTSE Straits Times Index are expected to return SGD 20.9bn in dividends to shareholders this year.
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16 March 2018
The S&P Global Weekly Mortgage Snapshot provides a summary of the US securitized mortgage market.
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05 March 2018 Chris Fenske
Chris Fenske highlights the value of “quantamental” investing
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02 March 2018
The S&P Global Weekly Mortgage Snapshot provides a summary of the US securitized mortgage market.
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09 February 2018
The S&P Global Weekly Mortgage Snapshot provides a summary of the US securitised mortgage market.
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09 February 2018 Sam Pierson
With the sell-off pushing US equity returns into negative territory for 2018, highly shorted stocks have delivered alpha for investors.
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15 December 2017 Adam Mauro
The S&P Global Weekly Mortgage Snapshot provides a summary of the US securitised mortgage market. CRT LCF tranches trading at extremely tight...
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14 December 2017 Gavan Nolan
To stay on top of the mountain of regulation emanating from the various authorities can feel like a Sisyphean task. So one could be forgiven...
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17 November 2017
Sign up to receive this report by email here. Download full article
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15 May 2017
We reveal how short sellers are positioning themselves in companies announcing earnings in the coming week Consumer focused firms make up three...
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05 May 2017
"The S&P Global Weekly Municipal Summary provides a summary of the US Municipal market. To sign up to receive our weekly email update, click...
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02 May 2017
Find out the trends that drove the securities lending market over Q1 2017 Feature article on the evolution of specials In depth look at the regions...
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01 May 2017
The S&P Global Weekly Municipal Summary provides a summary of the US Municipal market. Download full article
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20 March 2017 Robert Kolpin
"For nearly a decade, I've been part of a team that develops solutions to improve efficiency of OTC markets – mainly in credit, rates, equities...
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20 March 2017
We reveal how short sellers are positioning themselves in companies announcing earnings in the coming week RH most sees persistently high short...
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17 February 2017
A summary of the key ETF turnover trends according to S&P Global's Market Share Analysis platform. ETF secondary market volumes fell 7% compared...
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16 February 2017
European securities lending revenues are increasingly reliant on scrip dividends which have surged in popularity in the last ten years. Markit...
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06 January 2017
The Markit Agency RMBS Pool Summary gives a monthly performance snap shot of the Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac MBS specified pool markets.Download...
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05 January 2017
Gain insight into the Securities and Exchange Commission’s response to an increasingly high-profile Private Equity class.
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13 December 2016
Billingham discusses smart contracts, the potential for blockchain architecture to transform firms' internal networks, and the opportunity for...
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13 December 2016
The financial industry began 2016 with a host of blockchain promises. While many of these promises show encouraging momentum, a clear implementation...
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25 November 2016
The S&P Global Weekly Mortgage Snapshot provides a summary of the US securitised mortgage market.Download full article
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03 October 2016
The Markit US ABS Pricing Sector Yield Summary gives a weekly snap shot of the US Non-Agency RMBS market. Our yield calculations are based on...
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13 September 2016
The Markit US ABS Pricing Sector Yield Summary gives a weekly snap shot of the US Non-Agency RMBS market. Our yield calculations are based on...
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13 September 2016
"Despite a recent surge, credit risk globally is still way off the previous yearly highs, but 26 investment grade companies are continuing to...
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29 August 2016
A review of how short sellers are positioning themselves ahead of earnings announcements in the coming week. Canadian banks are key focus of...
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21 June 2016
"After enjoying a recovery following January and February's market volatility, risk in the CLO market is on the rise again amid tighter regulation....
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20 June 2016 Relte Stephen Schutte
A review of how short positions have changed ahead of the UKs referendum vote this week. The tight vote sees short sellers unwilling to take...
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09 June 2016 Relte Stephen Schutte
Uncertainty around the UK's referendum has already negatively impacted UK companies but has just ticked higher as we near to the vote. An exit...
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06 June 2016
"High yield oil and gas bonds have rebounded strongly from the lows seen in February, benefitting the wider high yield bond asset class. Markit...
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31 May 2016
"The IMN Investors' Conference on CLOs and Leveraged Loans on May 16-17 in New York brought together several hundred professionals from the syndicated..."...
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12 May 2016
"The prospect of the ECB buying up corporate bonds, potentially squeezing supply in the sector, has meant investors have looked for alternative...
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22 April 2016 Chris Fenske
"The European Central Banks's (ECB) decision to cut interest rates and increase the size of its QE programme set the tone for market sentiment...
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19 April 2016
"As momentum has gathered around the impeachment of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff, credit risk in largest Latam economy has been falling....
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14 April 2016
Hopes are riding high that this weekend's oil producer meeting in Doha could see major producers address the current supply glut which has lifted...
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21 March 2016 Relte Stephen Schutte
A review of how short sellers are positioning themselves ahead of earnings announcements in the coming week. Surge in demand to borrow Sunedison...
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02 March 2016 Mark Schultis
With margins down in the syndicated loan market, asset managers are seeking to operate as efficiently as possible. However, operational friction...
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02 March 2016
Credit risk in the region has fallen rapidly since mid-February's highs, but some single names continue to exhibit heightened levels...
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22 February 2016 Chris Fenske
The sharp drop in China's stock markets at the start of 2016 triggered the largest January decline in global equity markets in history. The weakness...
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09 February 2016 Relte Stephen Schutte
"The potential for a prolonged sub-to-near-zero interest rate environment has turned the market tide against European banking shares, but investor...
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04 February 2016
Despite a steady US housing recovery, recent liquidity pressures have led to a fall in Non-Agency RMBS prices. Primary dealer holdings of USD...
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25 January 2016
"New banking rules have increased the cost of subordinated bank debt, with Europe's weaker institutions coming under investor scrutiny. The Markit...
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22 January 2016
"Credit markets reacted positively to fresh dovish ECB rhetoric, while US and European banks continue to see credit risk soar. Italian and Spanish..."...
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06 January 2016 Relte Stephen Schutte
"Crossing $3trn in global AUM at the close of 2015, ETFs continue to garner the support of investors however volatility in emerging markets and...
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10 December 2015
The commodities slump has hurt resources bond returns on both ends of the quality spectrum but highly rated oil and gas bonds have proven more...
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02 December 2015 Relte Stephen Schutte
"Wearables continue to gather momentum this festive season with Fitbit receiving a bullish upgrade from analysts, but growing short sentiment...
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01 December 2015
"Falling metal prices have seen steel firms caught in the crosshairs of short sellers throughout 2015, although bearish sentiment has begun to...
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17 November 2015
"Investors punished Rolls-Royce last week while short sellers banked profits, highlighting the uncertainty faced by the aerospace industry as...
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28 October 2015
"UK shares have been on a tear so far this quarter, which has prompted short sellers to trim their positions from the recent highs seen at the...
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28 October 2015
"Markit's bond pricing service suggests liquidity in the UK bond market is significantly lower relative to its European and US peers, with global...
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21 October 2015
Platinum has seen its price lag behind gold in recent weeks as mining shares come under increased negative sentiment. Platinum ETFs have seen...
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20 October 2015
The third quarter has so far seen trading reliant banks disappoint investors while their universal peers have proved much more resilient and...
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14 October 2015
"The recent American Apparel bankruptcy highlights the challenges facing certain clothing retailers within the Consumer Discretionary sector...
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09 October 2015
"Bonds rally after September woes, although bank risk surges. Bond investors demand more for big M&A deal. HY bond ETFs have seen $1.9bn of inflows...
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05 October 2015
The Markit US ABS Pricing Sector Yield Summary gives a weekly snap shot of the US Non-Agency RMBS market. Our yield calculations are based on...
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29 September 2015
"On average short sellers have covered positions in US home builders as the housing market continues on an almost five year rally. However, certain...
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09 September 2015
"European covered bonds are the sole corporate bond sector still in positive total return territory for the year so far, encouraging ETF investors...
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04 September 2015
"Market volatility and inflation concerns have opened the door for the ECB to do more quantitative easing (QE), while the latest US jobless claims...
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28 August 2015
"A deal between Ukraine and its creditors has pushed its default risk to 2015 lows, while encouraging US GDP figures have raised September hike...
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27 August 2015
"Momentum investing has proven to be a winning strategy since the start of the year, which has seen investors clamour to gain exposure to the...
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17 August 2015
"Investor demand for gold has hit a six year low as the price of the commodity retreats in earnest, forcing precious metal mining firms to drastically...
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27 July 2015
"Despite their ability to hold many of the required attributes to classify as high quality collateral, many market participants don't accept...
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27 July 2015
"The recent commodity downturn has sent Latam corporate bond yields surging, just as the US looks set to raise interest rates. Brazil's 5-yr...
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22 July 2015
"The prospect of a US rate rise is looming ever closer, prompting the equity market to shun the companies which are most reliant on debt financing....
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14 July 2015
"Covered bonds have been largely shunned by investors seeking income, but their resilience amid market volatility has seen them outperform this...
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26 June 2015
The Markit US ABS Pricing Sector Yield Summary gives a weekly snap shot of the US Non-Agency RMBS market. Our yield calculations are based on...
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26 June 2015
The Markit US ABS Pricing Sector Yield Summary gives a weekly snap shot of the US Non-Agency RMBS market. Our yield calculations are based on...
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26 June 2015
A review of how short sellers are positioning themselves in stocks ahead of earnings announcements in the coming week. Greenbrier still feeling...
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19 June 2015
"Grexit concerns have intensified over the past week, roiling credit markets in Europe; while US and emerging markets shrug off Greece concerns...
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05 June 2015
"Further volatility in sovereign bonds has seen investors move to protect against higher yields, while Brazil's Petrobras returns to the markets...
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29 May 2015
Bond yields remain high but calm in Greece as June repayment tests approach; while despite municipal credit creeping higher investor demand remains...
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27 May 2015
"Covered bonds remain out of favour with investors, but the recent reduction in volatility may help kick start the market. Covered bond yields...
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15 May 2015
A review of how short sellers are positioning themselves in stocks ahead of earnings announcements in the coming week. Retailers and oil & gas...
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12 May 2015
"In the wake of dollar strength and slowing economic growth, investors continue to pull capital from Chinese ETFs whereas emerging markets funds...
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01 May 2015
Oil price stability has helped oil firms adapt, while another corporate default in China looms. Markit iBoxx USD Liquid High Yield Oil & Gas...
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01 May 2015
A review of how short sellers are positioning themselves in stocks and which companies are expected to cut dividends in earnings announcements...
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29 April 2015
"Borrowing US equities using non-cash collateral has surged in popularity in the last few years, a trend that non US beneficial owners have been...
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29 April 2015
"Despite the growing possibility of another coalition government of uncomfortable bedfellows, the debt market's perception of UK credit has remained...
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28 April 2015
The rising price of iron ore has seen debt markets treat the three main Australian iron ore producers with increased bullishness. BHP Billiton's...
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22 April 2015
"Despite Kaisa Group's recent default on its dollar denominated bonds, the rest of the offshore listed Chinese bond market has shown little sign...
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13 April 2015
Analysts have forecast further weakness in commodities exposed stocks in the lead up to the first quarter earnings season: a trend that is starting...
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24 March 2015
Macau casinos continue to suffer as high roller VIP clients reduce gambling spend while China's economy slows and short sellers take advantage...
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17 March 2015
"Dwindling yields are making subordinated debt a star performer in Europe; a trend that corporates have been to embrace. Hybrid bond, as measured...
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16 March 2015
"The results of the Fed's stress tests have seen US bank CDS spreads tighten, but they still lag their European peers. Four of the five global...
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03 March 2015
February saw shares which offer an attractive dividend yield compared to long term average perform well. But investors need to be wary of falling...
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02 March 2015
"As the assets managed by Apac-focused ETFs reach an all-time high, individual investors have remained cautious of high risk names. Record high...
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26 February 2015
"The recent oil price stump has provided more alpha for investors to exploit, but short sellers have shown little appetite to take the other...
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19 February 2015
South East Asian economies have continued to outperform global growth statistics; a trend that has not gone unnoticed by yield starved investors....
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18 February 2015
"Mario Draghi's aim of kick starting inflation across the eurozone seems to be paying off, according to recent activity in the bond markets....
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10 February 2015
European equities trading enjoyed a successful year, with volumes surging across the board, according to the 2014 Markit MSA full year results....
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09 February 2015
The Markit US ABS Pricing Sector Yield Summary gives a weekly snap shot of the US Non-Agency RMBS market. Our yield calculations are based on...
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09 February 2015
"Contrary to previous market bull runs, the recent market highs have been driven by historically safe names as low beta shares have largely outperformed..."...
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30 January 2015
A review of how short sellers are positioning themselves in companies due to announce results in the coming week. 126% increase in short interest...
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27 January 2015
A recent report released by Markit's Research Signals reveals the significant outperformance of REITs in 2014 versus the broader market. Here...
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21 January 2015
The Markit US ABS Pricing Sector Yield Summary gives a weekly snap shot of the US Non-Agency RMBS market. Our yield calculations are based on...
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13 January 2015
"Weak price inflation, a hyper competitive atmosphere and price conscious customers have plagued retailers in the UK, particularly the supermarket...
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19 December 2014
"Over 540 ETFs launched during 2014. Trends in the listing regions, asset flows and exposure can now be revealed at the year-end. The 547 ETPs...
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16 December 2014
"As the year winds down with a bout of volatility, we look back at the trends that paid off for short sellers over the last 12 months. 262 of...
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11 December 2014 David Weisberger
"Virtually all market participants agree that the notion of "One Size Fits ALL" that currently describes the US equity market structure is flawed....
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11 December 2014
Images of the Greek default in 2010 and 2011 are back and investors have been quick to move funds out of the country as scenarios of political...
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26 November 2014
"Falling energy prices and the new republican leadership have halted the momentum of solar shares over the last few months, with short interest...
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14 November 2014
"Russia's apparent incursion into Ukraine reignites geopolitical risk Ukraine's CDS spreads hit 1,500bps for first time in almost five years...
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04 November 2014
"With developments mirroring the recent plight of high cost oil producers in the face of sinking oil prices, we analyse investment flows and...
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31 October 2014
Italian bank Monte dei Paschi emerges as the loser after ECB stress tests Monte dei Paschi's spreads extremely volatile while capital plans are...
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29 October 2014
Markit recently integrated publically disclosed short positions into its securities finance platform. We review the latest snapshot of the publically......
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20 October 2014
The Markit US ABS Pricing Sector Yield Summary gives a weekly snap shot of the US Non-Agency RMBS market. Our yield calculations are based on...
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17 October 2014
Macroeconomic uncertainty is fuelling volatility and pushing earnings into the background Solid results from US banks Volatility possibly exacerbated...
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10 October 2014
We review how short sellers are reacting to companies due to announce earnings in the second week of the third quarter results season. Athenahealth...
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08 October 2014
"As Japan's currency falls to its lowest level in over five years against the dollar, we look at strategies used by ETF investors to play this...
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02 October 2014
"As Apple becomes a force for change amongst smart watch makers, we look at investor sentiment towards GPS and personal navigation firms in the...
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29 September 2014
"In the wake of the highly anticipated Alibaba listing, we investigate whether investors are playing the fact that Yahoo, which now owns 16%...
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22 September 2014
"As Apple gets ready to enter the watch market, we have seen short interest in its potential competitors surge over the last few months. Swatch...
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19 September 2014
We review how short sellers are reacting to companies due to announce earnings in the week to come. Arc Group is the most shorted company after...
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02 September 2014
"With a growing portion of US companies choosing to head across the border for tax purposes, we look at the current proportion of S&P 500 dividends...
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15 August 2014
Retailers dominate the list of the most shorted companies in the US UK listed Quindell sees record high short interest ahead of earnings Australian...
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01 August 2014
The legal machinations of the CDS market are probably not the main concern of Portugal's national government and its biggest bank. But the travails...
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14 July 2014
The Markit US ABS Pricing Sector Yield Summary gives a weekly snap shot of the US Non-Agency RMBS market. Our yield calculations are based on...
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25 June 2014
"With US airlines soaring to previously unseen highs, we review the factors most favoured by investors over the last 18 months. Companies best...
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25 June 2014
The Markit US ABS Pricing Sector Yield Summary gives a weekly snap shot of the US Non-Agency RMBS market. Our yield calculations are based on...
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20 June 2014
"We remarked last week that, while Argentina is among the favourites to lift the World Cup, it is the outstanding favourite to be the next sovereign...
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17 June 2014
"Where Uber and its imitators have gained traction, companies offering traditional taxi provisions are beginning to flail. We've seen short sellers...
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16 June 2014
The Markit US ABS Pricing Sector Yield Summary gives a weekly snap shot of the US Non-Agency RMBS market. Our yield calculations are based on...
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03 June 2014
Heavily shorted shares have underperformed the rest of the universe in Europe for the second month running in May. We review the shares currently...
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12 May 2014
The Markit US ABS Pricing Sector Yield Summary gives a weekly snap shot of the US Non-Agency RMBS market. Our yield calculations are based on...
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08 May 2014
Markit iBoxx fixed income monthly market monitorDownload full article
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02 May 2014
We review how short sellers are reacting to companies due to announce earnings in the week to come: Pharma company Myriad Genetic is the most...
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15 April 2014
Frontier markets have struck a chord with investors while emerging markets have stumbled. We highlight the outperformance alongside possible...
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04 April 2014
Markit iBoxx fixed income monthly market monitorDownload full article
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01 April 2014
"After a tenuous start to the year, investors have a renewed appetite for risk having returned to the trades favoured during the bull run of...
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28 January 2014
Risk assets bounced back today as the recent turbulence in emerging markets abated.Spreads in developed markets spiked upwards last week amid...
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13 January 2014
UK supermarket chain WM Morrison was a notable underperformer on Monday amid reports that it could restructure its property portfolio - to the...
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24 December 2013
The Markit US ABS Pricing Sector Yield Summary gives a weekly snap shot of the US Non-Agency RMBS market. Our yield calculations are based on...
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11 December 2013
"EU leaders failed to reach agreement on a banking union, but this didn't stop bank CDS spreads rallying on Wednesday.A draft document was released...
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04 December 2013
"If investors were looking for clues on Friday's US non-farm payrolls, they may have emerged confused after conflicting datasets were released.The...
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28 November 2013
"European credit markets drifted aimlessly on Thursday as activity dropped due to the US Thanksgiving holiday.Despite this, there were several...
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25 November 2013
The Markit US ABS Pricing Sector Yield Summary gives a weekly snap shot of the US Non-Agency RMBS market. Our yield calculations are based on...
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20 November 2013
European credit markets staged a tentative rally ahead of the latest minutes from the US Federal Reserve.Afternoon reports that the ECB is discussing......
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18 November 2013
A dearth of significant news in the Western Hemisphere on Monday left the way clear for China to dominate the agenda. The Chinese government...
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24 October 2013
"China was once again shaping spread direction in western markets as mixed messages emanated from the world's second biggest economy.First, the...
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23 October 2013
"The LBO rumour mill was back in full swing today amid reports that US supermarket chain Safeway is the target of several private equity houses...
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22 October 2013
The reaction to today's belated September jobs report showed just how dependent the market is on Federal Reserve largesse.Risk assets rallied...
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09 October 2013
Telecom Italia became the latest Italian company to lose its investment grade status after it was downgraded to Ba1 by Moody's.The rating agency...
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07 October 2013
The Markit US ABS Pricing Sector Yield Summary gives a weekly snap shot of the US Non-Agency RMBS market. Our yield calculations are based on...
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27 September 2013
Italian credits ensured that the Markit iTraxx Europe ended up wider losing ground in the first week of trading after the index roll.And it will...
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13 September 2013
European credit markets were were trading wider today as they continued to digest poor industrial production data announce yesterday for the...
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30 July 2013
There were holes in balance sheets and profits missing expectations but European bank CDS still managed to rally on Tuesday.Barclays dominated...
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16 July 2013
The Markit US ABS Pricing Sector Yield Summary gives a weekly snap shot of the US Non-Agency RMBS market. Our yield calculations are based on...
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09 July 2013
"Earnings may well fill the information vacuum during the usual post-non-farm payrolls lull, and the season got off to a solid start with Alcoa.The...
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04 July 2013
"Markets reacted strongly to dovish noises coming from the Bank of England and the European Central Bank, both of which left interest rates unchanged...
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01 July 2013
"The second-half of the year started on a positive note in the credit markets, with spreads tightening significantly.The rally was helped by...
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17 June 2013
The Markit US ABS Pricing Sector Yield Summary gives a weekly snap shot of the US Non-Agency RMBS market. Our yield calculations are based on...
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07 June 2013
Credit markets recouped some of their losses from Thursday following today's publication of US nonfarm payroll figures for May.The US Department...
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24 May 2013
"Don't be too timid and squeamish about your actions. All life is an experiment." Central bankers across the world have heeded Ralph Waldo Emerson's......
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22 May 2013
Ben Bernanke gave further impetus to the rally in risk assets following his opening statement to Congress today.The Federal Reserve Cchairman...
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21 May 2013
Earnings filled the information void ahead of keenly awaited statements from central banks on Wednesday.Carnival Corp was a notable underperformer...
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15 May 2013
Oil companies were in focus on Wednesday after it was revealed that several firms are under investigation by the European Commission. The EC...
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23 April 2013
Signs that the eurozone economy continues to stagnate didn't deter the onward march of risk assets on Tuesday.The Markit Flash Eurozone PMI came...
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22 April 2013
"Gold miners were among the strongest performers today, though they have considerable ground to make up for the damage wrought in recent weeks.Their..."...
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19 April 2013
"Only weeks ago leveraged buyout fever was sweeping through the credit markets. But the boom hasn't yet materialised, and the company that triggered...
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18 April 2013
There was some relief for Cyprus today as German MPs approved the €10bn of EU/IMF loans to the Cypriot government, giving the green light for...
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17 April 2013
"Credit markets remained resilient against stock market volatility today, and nowhere was that more evident than among European carmakers.News...
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16 April 2013
Robust earnings in the US helped markets consolidate following the tragic bombings in Boston and the ongoing sell-off in commodities.Goldman...
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12 April 2013
"The current credit market rally came to a halt today, falling just short of completing its 10th day.But it would be no surprise to see spreads...
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21 March 2013
The credit markets lost ground on Thursday amid ongoing nerves surrounding Cyprus and disturbing economic news from the eurozone.The ECB cranked...
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20 March 2013
The Cypriot bank levy saga continued to occupy headlines on Wednesday after the national parliament blocked the proposal. The vote was held yesterday...
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18 March 2013
It was almost like the good - or bad - old days in Europe today when an EU bailout plan for Cyprus sent shockwaves through the market.The bailout...
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15 March 2013
It's the middle of March and that means one thing in the CDS market: index rolls.The final lists for the roll of the Markit iTraxx indices were...
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26 February 2013
"Negative catalysts have been few and far between in recent months, but one arrived with a vengeance this week in the form of an inconclusive...
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20 February 2013
The Markit US ABS Pricing Sector Yield Summary gives a weekly snap shot of the US Non-Agency RMBS market. Our yield calculations are based on...
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18 February 2013
Cyprus' spreads rallied significantly in a day becalmed by the school half-term in the UK and the Presidents' Day holiday in the US.The Mediterranean......
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14 February 2013
Heinz bondholders experienced a major St Valentine's Day letdown after a deal was struck to take the company private.The food company agreed...
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13 February 2013
Cable TV operators are hot property in Europe at the moment and it seems another major firm in the sector could be an acquisition target.Vodafone...
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24 January 2013
Mixed economic news in Europe and disappointing corporate results in the US led to credit continuing its modest retreat this week.Apple's sales...
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22 January 2013
"Italian banks weighed on the broader market on Tuesday, despite a bumper Spanish bond auction and news of a fresh injection of liquidity from...
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21 January 2013
It was predictable that the week would start on a quiet note given the US holiday and a blanket of snow across London. Traders reported light...
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04 January 2013
"It's a new dawn...and I'm feeling good". Financial markets seem to be echoing Nina Simone's sentiments in what has been a very strong start...
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04 January 2013
"Risk appetite had returned for the first few days of 2013, but it may be suppressed Friday morning after US sentiment took a knock yesterday.Minutes...
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