05 December 2014
We review how short sellers are reacting to companies due to announce earnings in the coming week. Firms heavily exposed to oil's recent fall...
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05 December 2014
"The decline in the price of oil has pushed spreads in oil-dependent sovereigns wider, though the contagion hasn't affected emerging markets....
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04 December 2014
November sees the second slowest month of 2014 for ETF launches This report aggregates newly launched funds in November and highlights the performance...
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03 December 2014
Nordic nation's heavy exposure to energy prices has seen the country's shares become the target of increasingly bearish investor sentiment recently....
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02 December 2014
The Markit Agency RMBS Specified Pool Summary gives a monthly performance snap shot of the Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac MBS specified pool markets.Download......
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02 December 2014
The last three months have been very positive for short sellers as evident by the fact that the top 10% of the most expensive shares to borrow...
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01 December 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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01 December 2014
"Poultry producers around the world have delivered solid returns over the last twelve months due to pricing power and increased demand for the...
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28 November 2014
We review how short sellers are reacting to companies due to announce earnings in the coming week. In the US teenagers' changing tastes impact...
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28 November 2014
"China's spreads have rallied and Japan's have lost ground, leading to a convergence of the two sovereigns. China's spreads tightened following...
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27 November 2014
The US' continuing economic strength against the backdrop of European uncertainty has seen European investors add to their US exposure at a record...
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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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25 November 2014
"Shorts have been actively adding to their position in the run up to the crucial holiday shopping season, but a closer look sees that shorting...
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24 November 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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24 November 2014
"We review ETF flows and investor reaction to the island nation's recent political and fiscal movements to fend off deflation, recession and...
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21 November 2014
We review how short sellers are reacting to companies due to announce earnings in the coming week. Packaged food products top short interest...
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21 November 2014
Dramatic movements in Abengoa's spreads show that single name credit stories are alive and well Abengoa's spreads widened to 1600bps amid uncertainty...
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20 November 2014
"OMXS30 Dividend Futures were launched this week, allowing investors to trade the future dividends of Swedish listed companies. The futures are...
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19 November 2014
Global technology infrastructure operators and carriers are scrambling to shore up frontier markets as growth slows in developed markets and...
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18 November 2014
The strengthening dollar has seen companies which historically underperform in a strong dollar environment lag behind their peers by almost 15%...
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17 November 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 November 2014
Financial institutions across Europe have flocked to Contingent Convertibles (CoCos) in order to shore up their balance sheets. The rise of this...
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14 November 2014
We review how short sellers are reacting to companies due to announce earnings in the upcoming week. October US retails sales grow 0.3% US online...
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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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13 November 2014
"Amid the growing popularity of ETFs among investors, Strategy ETFs are increasingly seen as an attractive alternative to passive index-tracking...
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12 November 2014
"After a downgrading of the country's debt by Moody's last week, we look to investment and capital allocation trends in ETFs in South Africa...
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11 November 2014
Three years of downbeat commodity prices have seen investors become increasingly disillusioned with agricultural resources - a trend that has...
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10 November 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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10 November 2014
"23 actively managed ETFs launched in October, exceeding any month this year This report aggregates newly launched funds in October and highlights...
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07 November 2014
"We review how short sellers are reacting to companies due to announce earnings in the upcoming week. US 3D printers, weight loss drug maker...
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07 November 2014
"Mario Draghi asserted his authority, and his intervention may dampen nascent volatility Markit VolX indices recently hit their highest levels...
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06 November 2014
Buybacks have grown significantly in popularity in recent years compared to special dividends; we seek to uncover the causes driving this trend...
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05 November 2014
China's austerity drive has hit Hong Kong-traded casino shares hard in recent months; a trend which has seen short sellers target the sector....
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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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03 November 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 November 2014
The Markit Agency RMBS Specified Pool Summary gives a monthly performance snap shot of the Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac MBS specified pool markets.Download......
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03 November 2014
October's turbulent markets have played into the hands of European short sellers as the shares which they were willing to pay the most for have......
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31 October 2014
We review how short sellers are reacting to companies due to announce earnings in the third week of the third quarter results season. Continuing...
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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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30 October 2014
"In spite of sinking oil prices, international sanctions and a falling currency, investors have been eager to add to their Russian exposure in...
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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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28 October 2014
The Federal Reserve's recent ambiguity regarding whether municipal bonds constitute high-quality liquid assets has seen the paper fall out of...
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27 October 2014
Q3 2014 / October 27 2014 The European secondary loan continues its positive momentum. Volumes in the third quarter rose to €14.42 billion, up...
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27 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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27 October 2014
The oil price tumble in the last few weeks has seen investors turn away from high cost oil producers and the firms which service high cost exploration.......
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24 October 2014
We review how short sellers are reacting to companies due to announce earnings in the third week of the third quarter results season. Software...
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24 October 2014
Results of the EU stress tests on Sunday could be crucial in determining spread direction. ECB rumour on corporate bond buying fuelled this week's...
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23 October 2014 Relte Stephen Schutte
A heavy exposure to a newly restrained China and a weak home market has seen short sellers circle Italian luxury firms. We quantify this growing...
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22 October 2014
"US ETF investors have continued to reduce their exposure to Europe in the last few weeks, compounding a trend that started over summer. The...
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21 October 2014
The last few weeks have seen the market roar back to life. We review options implied volatility and ETF developments to discern the longevity...
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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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20 October 2014
"Demand for offshore RMB bonds have exploded in the last three years, with the market clamouring for exposure to China and its currency; to mark...
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17 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. Jetblue...
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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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16 October 2014
"The recent market downturn has seen shorts add to their already elevated positions in the wake of the S&P's 7% decline in the last month, which...
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15 October 2014
"Despite an indicated boost in wages and flat inflation, the Markit UK Household Finance Index marked its lowest reading in a year. This lack...
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14 October 2014
The recent bout of market volatility has seen the riskiest shares in the market underperform their low risk peers by a significant margin. We...
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13 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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13 October 2014
"Two weeks on from Bill Gross's departure from the world's largest bond fund, we see record appetite for bond ETFs. Assets managed by global...
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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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10 October 2014
"Index rolls have contributed to spread swings, but fundamentals should not be ignored. Markit iTraxx Crossover jumps wider due to new additions...
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09 October 2014
We are on track to make 2014 the most active year for US IPOs since 2000. But a review of short interest in recently floated firms finds some...
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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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07 October 2014
"Markit forecasts a bright future for dividends across the major markets of the US, Europe and the UK. However there are a number of areas experiencing..."...
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06 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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06 October 2014
Recent ETP launches highlight appetite for safe exposure to international markets This report aggregatesnewlylaunched ETPs in September and highlights...
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03 October 2014
We review how short sellers are reacting to companies due to announce earnings this week. Lindsay Corp is the most US shorted company ahead of...
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03 October 2014
"Recent spread actions suggests that volatility may be returning, while the index roll on October 6th could accentuate fluctuations. Relatively...
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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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01 October 2014
The Markit Agency RMBS Specified Pool Summary gives a monthly performance snap shot of the Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac MBS specified pool markets.Download......
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01 October 2014
Asian shares which command the highest fees to short sell have continued to underperform the rest of the market over the summer months. Developed...
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30 September 2014
"As Western military involvement in the Middle East continues to grow, we review at investor sentiment in defence and aerospace firms. Short...
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29 September 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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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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29 September 2014
The introduction of ISDA 2014 CDS definitions has resulted in considerable contract basis for banks and sovereigns Subordinated basis is higher...
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26 September 2014
We review how short sellers are reacting to companies due to announce earnings in the final week of the second quarter results season. S&W Seed...
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25 September 2014
"The last couple of years have seen stocks with large ratios of implied to realised volatility, which have a strong track record of outperformance...
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24 September 2014
We are on track to see the most profitable year of revenues from securities lending in the last three years. Lendable and on loan balances have...
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23 September 2014
"Despite the recent downbeat market, short sellers have not shown much appetite to increase their positions in French shares. Average short interest...
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22 September 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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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
RBS and Lloyds tighten to levels not seen since before the financial crisis following referendum result RBS and Lloyds tighten significantly...
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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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19 September 2014
A new set of ISDA definitions should make the CDS market function more effectively. CDS ready to tackle government bail-ins of banks Greek default......
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18 September 2014
Short sellers have returned to the county in the wake of its recent ground breaking presidential election. We review the sectors targeted in...
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17 September 2014
Education exposed REITs have underperformed the rest of the REIT market over the last four weeks. We reveal the factors driving the returns in...
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16 September 2014
"In the run up to what looks set to be a record corn harvest in the states, we review how investors have positioned themselves in agricultural...
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15 September 2014
"While investor sentiment has not been dented by the possibility of Scottish independence, we assess the performance of a hypothetical Scottish...
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15 September 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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12 September 2014
We review how short sellers are reacting to companies due to announce earnings in the week to come. Factset is the most shorted North American...
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11 September 2014
"In an effort to pry open corporate cash coffers, South Korean lawmakers have recently announced a series of tax measures aimed at encouraging...
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10 September 2014
"After missing sales targets in their latest quarterly revenue forecasts, both US listed gun makers have seen a revival in short selling activity....
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10 September 2014
"August saw long term bonds across EUR, GBP and USD gain strong returns, making them the best performing sector in fixed income YTD. Our fixed...
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09 September 2014
"A closer look at this month's release of the Markit sector PMI data sees US real estate firms driving the sector to the forefront. Despite this...
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08 September 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 September 2014
"Despite polls tightening in recent weeks, investors have barely reacted in the run-up to Scotland's upcoming referendum. Short interest in Scottish..."...
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05 September 2014
"We review how short sellers are reacting to the companies due to announce earnings in the week to come. Retailers continue to attract short...
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05 September 2014
"Argentina's credit event auction was held on Wednesday, with a final price of 39.5 in line with expectations Argentina's CDS finally settles...
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04 September 2014
"Despite a brace of worse than expected PMI numbers, the last couple of months have seen investors from around the globe clamour for more Chinese...
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03 September 2014
A new issuer enters the market in an otherwise slow summer month This report aggregates newly launched funds in August and highlights the performance...
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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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02 September 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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02 September 2014
The Markit Agency RMBS Specified Pool Summary gives a monthly performance snap shot of the Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac MBS specified pool markets.Download......
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01 September 2014
"August saw European shares surge despite less than stellar economic news. In spite of this recent surge against the run of play, short sellers...
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29 August 2014
"Russia's CDS has suffered from the conflagration in Ukraine, but India has performed strongly from a relatively weak position Geopolitical risk...
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29 August 2014
We review how short sellers are reacting to the companies due to announce earnings in the week to come. Water firm Layne Christensen is the most...
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28 August 2014
"As the tech world starts to ramp up its crucial third quarter product launches, we see improving investor sentiment towards semiconductor firms....
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27 August 2014
"We analyse the informational content in the shares seeing the greatest proportion of lending program inventory out on loan, finding the most...
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26 August 2014
"With an ageing customer base and slimming margins, companies with large exposure to the golfing sector have seen their stocks come under pressure...
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22 August 2014
"CDS on peripheral sovereigns have outperformed the corporate market over the past year, but the rally has ground to a halt in recent months....
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22 August 2014
We review how short sellers are reacting to the companies due to announce earnings in the week to come. Trina Solar is the most shorted company...
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21 August 2014
"The recent sudden implosion of the Espirito Santo group looks to have been contained in the wake of the government sponsored restructure, which...
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20 August 2014
"After seeing a surge in negative sentiment in the run up to the back to school season, we look at the factors driving retail share prices as...
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19 August 2014
"With consumer spending flagging in the weeks leading up to the key return to school season, short sellers have redoubled their attentions in...
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18 August 2014
"After gorging on European assets in the opening months of the year, US investors seem to have changed their minds about their European exposure...
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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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14 August 2014
"The STI index has rebounded by over 11% from its February lows, this has seen shorts cover Singapore exposed ETPs are on track for their strongest..."...
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13 August 2014
Short sellers have increased their positions in Adidas by a quarter in the last month Puma and Geox have also seen sustained short selling in...
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08 August 2014
"We remarked last week that Banco Espirito Santo's travails may test current CDS definitions, and so they did. But not in the way that we - or...
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08 August 2014
We review how short sellers are reacting to the companies due to announce earnings in the week to come. Myriad Genetics is the most shorted firm...
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08 August 2014
Markit iBoxx fixed income monthly market monitor EUR fixed income market extends the positive performance of the year Spreads on high yield bonds...
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07 August 2014
Global real estate activity increases at record pace in July Real estate activity grows at fastest rate since global sector data started in October...
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06 August 2014
"Despite holding steady in the opening months of the Ukraine crisis, investors are now turning away from Russian assets in the wake of the recent...
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05 August 2014
Currency focused ETFs dominate June performance This report aggregates newly launched funds in July and highlights the performance of the funds...
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05 August 2014
The Markit Agency RMBS Specified Pool Summary gives a monthly performance snap shot of the Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac MBS specified pool markets.Download......
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04 August 2014
"With volatility recording the largest monthly increase this year in US markets and the S&P 500 posting its worst week in two years, we take...
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04 August 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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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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01 August 2014
We review how short sellers are reacting to the companies due to announce earnings in the week to come. GT Advanced Technologies is the most...
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31 July 2014
3D printing companies have continued to disappoint investors and short sellers have cautiously reaffirmed their positions. With DDD posting another...
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31 July 2014
Housing growth in the UK is still rising significantly with a Construction PMI reading of 62.6 in June and with the housing activity still improving...
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30 July 2014
"After a strong first quarter European cash equities trading continued to see a rise in volume in the following three months, with aggregate...
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29 July 2014
A resurgence in equities balance has seen US securities lending pickup pace over the last seven months. We reveal the factors driving this trend....
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28 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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24 July 2014
"Short sellers have added to their positions in Tesco in the wake of its CEO's departure, in a market where many of its competitors also continue...
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23 July 2014
"After several months of downbeat economic news, the latest HSBC China Manufacturing PMI results signalled a lift in output, reflected in an...
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21 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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18 July 2014
"European banks are no strangers to unpleasant shocks. The latest came from Portugal, where Banco Espirito Santo (BES) came under pressure following...
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18 July 2014
We review how short sellers are reacting to the companies due to announce earnings in the week to come. Subprime lender Wold Acceptance is the...
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17 July 2014
Is a bird in hand worth two in the bush? Today's look at how investors reward companies which redistribute the most capital to investors seems...
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15 July 2014
"Despite fears about QE and continuing central bank support of credit markets, the last quarter saw record inflows into fixed income ETPs. We...
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14 July 2014
"As short favourite Corinthian Colleges begins what many are calling its final chapter, we review investor sentiment in education services firms....
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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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11 July 2014
We review how short sellers are reacting to the companies due to announce earnings in the week to come. Jakks Pacific is the most shorted company......
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10 July 2014
"After claims of accounting irregularities in the parent company of its largest bank, we see some signs of contagion in Portuguese assets. Both...
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09 July 2014
"After yet another damning report from Citron Research, we see continued high demand to borrow shares in Zillow, although the recent share spike...
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08 July 2014
Our quarterly global dividends outlook produced by Markit Dividend Forecasting sees dividends surging across the world; we review the countries...
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07 July 2014
"The first release of the Markit Asia Sector PMI has indicated a fall in output for Asian real estate firms, in stark contrast to their European...
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07 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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04 July 2014
We review how short sellers are reacting to the companies due to announce earnings in the week to come. Second quarter earnings season starts...
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04 July 2014
Markit iBoxx fixed income monthly market monitor EUR fixed income market gains on the back of ECB stimulus UK Gilts and US Treasuries pare losses...
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03 July 2014
Currency focused ETFs help June see large spike in ETF Launches This report aggregates newly launched funds in June and highlights the performance...
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02 July 2014
"Halfway through the trading year we look back at the best performing shorts of the year so far. Materials, Energy and Software & Services companies...
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01 July 2014
A review of Asian stocks in run-up to the second half of the year sees South Korean shares lagging behind their regional peers in terms of analyst......
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30 June 2014
"We examine short selling trends in companies with non-investment grade credit seeing high CDS spreads, and find bullish developments over the...
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30 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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27 June 2014
We review how short sellers are reacting to the companies due to announce earnings in the week to come. Light earnings sees only seven firms...
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27 June 2014
"The World Cup group stages have been finalised yesterday with many surprise exits, and it appears South American nations will be dominating...
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26 June 2014
"The US Supreme court's recent Aereo ruling looks set to put a halt on this particular flavour of tech disruption. This ruling saw broadcast...
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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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24 June 2014
"Recent geopolitical concerns have seen energy prices rise in recent months, also driving a wave of bullish activity toward energy markets. ETPs...
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23 June 2014
After retreating from their recent highs in early March, we’ve seen shorts sellers in the S&P 500 return to the picture over the last eight......
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20 June 2014
We review how short sellers are reacting to the companies due to announce earnings in the week to come. Homebuilders Lennar and Kb Home see high...
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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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19 June 2014
"As volatility falls to its lowest level in over five years, we see no end to the amount of investors are prepared bet on a reversal. Volatility...
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18 June 2014
"In a stark turnaround of last year's results, shares with the lowest market adjusted volatility have outperformed their peers since the start...
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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
"Despite the fact that recent markets have not provided the most fertile ground for securities lending, we find that revenues generated across...
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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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13 June 2014
We review how short sellers are reacting to the companies due to announce earnings in the week to come. Restaurant firms Darden and Bob Evans...
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13 June 2014
"Trading volumes usually fall during the summer, but the decline may start earlier than usual this year. World Cup fever has struck the financial...
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12 June 2014
Bonds of troubled companies with liquidity and solvency problems are the most expensive to borrow in the US corporate bond universe Bonds issued...
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12 June 2014
Markit iBoxx fixed income monthly market monitor Credit spread tightened in US amid growth in corporate revenue and earnings ECB triggered another...
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11 June 2014
"As Indonesia shuts one of the largest export market routes for the key industrial metal, we see non Indonesia exposed firms surge in the wake...
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10 June 2014
We sit down with credit analytics firm Leading Risk to discuss US retail firms currently seeing distress signals in their CDS as well as high...
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09 June 2014
"As European markets surge on another wave of central bank intervention, we review the companies favoured by investors. The 641 European equity...
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09 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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06 June 2014
We review how short sellers are reacting to the companies due to announce earnings in the week to come: Radioshack is the most shorted company...
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06 June 2014
Credit investors will remember the summer of 2012 as the turning point of the eurozone sovereign crisis. Mario Draghi's "whatever it takes" intervention......
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05 June 2014
"After coming out on top of the latest Global Sector PMI data from Markit, we have seen global short covering in the food manufacturers sector...
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04 June 2014
United States becomes the main focus of issuers in May This report aggregates newly launched funds in May and highlights the performance of the...
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04 June 2014
"Housing growth in the UK is still on the rise, with a Markit Construction PMI reading of 60.8 in April and with the housing activity still improving...
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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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02 June 2014
"Despite the recent rebound in the country's main index and improving corporate mood, investors have been steadily reducing their exposures in...
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02 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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28 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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22 May 2014
With the earning season in full swing we highlight the most borrowed stocked in the run up to next week's earnings announcements. The US sees...
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21 May 2014
"There are multiple benefits in using ETFs to gain short exposure to bond, equity and commodity markets worldwide, and to the associated fees....
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20 May 2014
Short sellers have held on to their positions in firms which target discretionary consumer spending; we review what is driving the current demand...
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19 May 2014
"Following its recent disappointing earnings announcement, short interest in organic retailer Whole Foods has risen to a two year high. With...
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19 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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16 May 2014
We review how short sellers are reacting to companies due to announce earnings in the week to come: Itt is the most shorted name ahead of earnings...
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16 May 2014
It's been a while since the eurozone's periphery had any meaningful impact on broader market sentiment. Mario Draghi's "whatever it takes" pronouncement...
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15 May 2014
"Much like its fellow southern European cousin Italy, Spain has enjoyed increased investor appetite in recent months. IBEX has increased 5% year...
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14 May 2014
Japan's economic tightening has put consumers under increased strain with added inflation and higher taxes; this has not gone unnoticed by short...
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13 May 2014
"Shares which command the highest fee to short have consistently underperformed in the US over the last two years. With this in mind, we highlight...
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12 May 2014
"Despite coming on top of the latest Markit global sector PMI, healthcare services firms have been targeted by short sellers. ETF AUM has passed...
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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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09 May 2014
We review how short sellers are reacting to companies due to announce earnings in the week to come: Nii Holdings is the most shorted company...
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08 May 2014
"As the securities finance industry prepares for yet another round of regulation-driven change, we asses at the spring cleaning needed to adapt...
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08 May 2014
Markit iBoxx fixed income monthly market monitorDownload full article
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08 May 2014
"An improving global economy, Ukraine crisis apparently de-escalating, persistently dovish monetary policy - what's not to like for long credit...
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07 May 2014 Sam Pierson
"M&A is back with a vengeance in 2014. The flurry of activity has seen a resurgence of deal arbitrage, with mixed success. The spread between...
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06 May 2014
Investment Exposure to International Markets leads April Launches This report aggregates newly launched funds in April and highlights the performance...
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06 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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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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01 May 2014
"As investors brace for a steeper yield curve, we analyse the sectors looking to benefit from a steep curve environment Companies which do well...
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30 April 2014
Housing growth in the UK is still growing with a Construction PMI reading of 62.5 in March and with the housing activity still improving at 64.4....
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29 April 2014
"Ahead of what looks set to be sweeping restrictions on one of their largest source of income, we've seen short sellers congregate in bookmaker...
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28 April 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 April 2014
"Earnings have trumped expectations and developed economies continue to grow, yet corporate credit markets struggled to post gains this week.The...
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23 April 2014
"2013 witnessed 222 IPOs - the most since 2000 The nine most borrowed stocks, three months following float, have fallen by over 30% Heavily shorted...
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22 April 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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16 April 2014
"Despite turmoil across the emerging markets this year, the bright outlook for dividends across the main EM index could attract a new kind of...
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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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14 April 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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11 April 2014
We look at how short sellers are behaving towards companies announcing earnings in the week to come: Neustar is the most shorted company ahead...
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09 April 2014
"Ahead of the European earnings season, analyst revisions have proven to be a positive catalyst on the upside and attracted the interest of short...
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08 April 2014
"After a strong fiscal 2013, European dividends are poised to continue their momentum into 2014. We assess the region's prospects following the...
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07 April 2014
"Despite coming bottom in the latest release of the Markit Sector PMI survey findings by industry participants, metals and mining shares have...
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07 April 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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04 April 2014
We look at how short sellers are behaving towards companies announcing earnings in the week to come: Alcoa has seen demand to borrow fall by...
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04 April 2014
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03 April 2014
Housing growth in the UK is still growing with a Construction PMI reading of 62.2 in February and with the housing activity still improving at...
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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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31 March 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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24 March 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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21 March 2014
"Geopolitical tensions and doubts over US monetary policy loom large, but one micro event in March tends to dominate the credit markets: the...
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17 March 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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14 March 2014
"The situation in Ukraine remains highly volatile, and growth appears to be flagging in China. Such a scenario would once have triggered risk...
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10 March 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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07 March 2014
US non-farm payroll figures were the main focus in the economic calendar on Friday as CDS spreads displayed a mild rally late in the European...
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05 March 2014
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03 March 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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28 February 2014
"Ukraine has a long history of weak credit quality. Indeed, one has to go all the way back to August 2011 to find 5-year CDS levels tighter than...
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28 February 2014
Housing growth in the UK is still on the rise with a Construction PMI reading of 64.6 in January and with the housing activity massively improving...
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27 February 2014
Housing growth in the UK is definitely going over the roof with a Construction PMI reading of 62.1 in December and with the housing activity...
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24 February 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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21 February 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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12 February 2014
A quiet day in the credit markets was enlivened by news on struggling UK supermarket chain Morrisons.Reports today indicated that the founding...
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11 February 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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05 February 2014
"Amid all the talk of an emerging markets "crisis", credit spreads in the western world took a breather on Wednesday as participants awaited...
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04 February 2014
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03 February 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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31 January 2014
"How much should US domestic monetary policy restrain itself for the stability of global conditions?" This question was asked at the Jackson...
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30 January 2014
"Solid corporate earnings helped US credit markets outperform their counterparts in Europe and put concerns about emerging markets to one side...
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29 January 2014
"Emerging markets have a habit of triggering volatility in their developed market counterparties, as we have seen in recent days. But the trend...
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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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27 January 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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24 January 2014
"Last year, emerging markets were touted by many commentators as the most vulnerable asset class in 2014, and events this week suggest that the...
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23 January 2014
The credit markets experienced their worst day of the year so far after Chinese PMI data raised concerns about a potential hard landing for the...
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22 January 2014
French engineering group Alstom was the worst performing European credit for the second consecutive day after it issued a profit warning yesterday....
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22 January 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 January 2014
US earnings might be dominating the headlines but so far they have had little impact on credit spreads.The Markit CDX.NA.IG started the week...
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16 January 2014
"US banks have dominated the market agenda all week and it was no different today, with both Goldman Sachs and Citigroup reporting fourth quarter..."...
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15 January 2014
"The overwhelming demand to go long credit was once again in evidence today, with Monday's late sell-off in the US looking like a blip.We remarked...
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14 January 2014
The credit markets provided further evidence of their resilience today after they withstood negative sentiment that built overnight.The Markit...
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14 January 2014
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13 January 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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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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09 January 2014
Peripheral eurozone debt has made a strong start to 2014 and the positive momentum continued today with Portugal tapping the capital markets...
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08 January 2014
Italian banks underperformed today amid news that the national unemployment rate continued to rise.The rate of jobless ticked up to 12.7% in...
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07 January 2014
Ireland’s CDS spreads rallied on Tuesday after the sovereign sold its first post-bailout bond with consummate ease.The €3.75bn 10-year issue...
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07 January 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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27 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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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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17 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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13 December 2013
"Ireland has endured a torrid few years since the onset of the financial crisis, but it took a major step toward stability today.The government...
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12 December 2013
Slovenia’s CDS spreads rallied today after the sovereign released results of its asset quality review and stress tests.A capital shortfall of...
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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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10 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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09 December 2013
The positive momentum in credit following Friday's strong US jobs report continued this week as investors took an optimistic view of the market's...
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06 December 2013
December 6th could well have turned out to be the last meaningful day for the markets in 2013. A lacklustre US non-farm payrolls report would...
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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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03 December 2013
Political turmoil in Ukraine has driven its CDS spreads to the widest levels in almost four years as the government resisted calls for it to...
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02 December 2013
Credit markets started the week with a mild rally following the release of Markit Eurozone Manufacturing PMI at 51.6 in November.The index beat...
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02 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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29 November 2013
European banks are often the subject of opprobrium among the general public. Barely a week goes past without a slew of negative headlines or...
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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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27 November 2013
Italian banks were once again the standout performers in a day subdued by tomorrow's Thanksgiving holiday.Banca Monte dei Paschi's subordinated...
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26 November 2013
"Thanksgiving is not celebrated in Europe and Asia, but the impending holiday tends to have a becalming or calming effect on financial markets...
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25 November 2013
"Geopolitics can often trigger risk aversion, but developments over the weekend served to support the rally in the credit markets.Iran and the...
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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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21 November 2013
"Disappointing Markit PMIs and relatively hawkish minutes from the Federal Reserve instilled negative sentiment on Thursday, though the damage...
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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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19 November 2013
German supermarket group Metro AG was one of the few single-name credits to stand out today amid reports that it is considering an IPO of its...
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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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18 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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15 November 2013
"Janet Yellen, the proposed new head of the US Federal Reserve and current vice-chair, gave an accomplished performance in front of the Senate...
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12 November 2013
Emerging market sovereign credits were haunted once again on Tuesday with growing expectation that the US Fed's QE tapering will happen sooner...
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11 November 2013
"US bond markets were closed for Veteran's Day, leaving the way clear for UK pay-TV companies to dominate the agenda.News over the weekend that...
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08 November 2013
"Bill de Blasio, New York's recently elected mayor, won using the Dickensian slogan "a tale of two cities", but in the markets this week it was...
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08 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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07 November 2013
"After the Fed surprised everyone by not tapering QE in September, it was the ECB's turn today to confound monetary policy expectations.The central...
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06 November 2013
"European sovereigns may not be the topic du jour they once were, but only the most optimistic would state that the eurozone's problems are behind...
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05 November 2013
"Major macroeconomic forecasts were the order of the day, but UK retailers served a reminder that idiosyncratic factors are also important.Marks...
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04 November 2013
The telecoms equipment sector was once again in focus after Alcatel-Lucent announced a capital increase.The Franco-American company said it plans...
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01 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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31 October 2013
"European credits performed well late in the session today, with the Markit iTraxx Europe and the Markit iTraxx Senior Financials indices both...
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