by Amruth Sundarkumar | Dec 22, 2022 | Insights, Interest Rate Trends, Macroeconomic news
Macro Investment Grade Bonds High Yield Bonds Perpetual Bonds/AT1s China Real Estate For the 2022 year end report, we have put together an interactive dashboard with data and charts on index returns, price returns (ex-coupon), issuance volume, largest deals and top...
by Amruth Sundarkumar | Dec 22, 2022 | Insights, Investment Grade Bonds
Macro Investment Grade Bonds High Yield Bonds Perpetual Bonds/AT1s China Real Estate With the backdrop of rising interest rates and persistently high inflation, Investment Grade (IG) dollar bonds suffered the most. This is in particular due to the higher duration...
by Amruth Sundarkumar | Dec 22, 2022 | High Yield Bonds, Insights
Macro Investment Grade Bonds High Yield Bonds Perpetual Bonds/AT1s China Real Estate When compared to Investment Grade (IG) bonds, High Yield (HY) bonds performed slightly better due to the lower duration risk present in HY bonds (as higher coupons/yields imply a...
by Amruth Sundarkumar | Dec 22, 2022 | China, Insights
Macro Investment Grade Bonds High Yield Bonds Perpetual Bonds/AT1s China Real Estate The Chinese real estate sector saw a massive erosion in value this year, continuing the wave of defaults from 2021. Prominent defaults of Evergrande and Fantasia in late 2021 led to a...
by Amruth Sundarkumar | Dec 1, 2022 | High Yield Bonds, Insights, Investment Grade Bonds
The month of November was a welcome relief for bond investors as 86% of dollar bonds in our universe delivered a positive price return (ex-coupon). November is the only month this year where bonds have moved higher after a 10-month losing streak. 92% of all Investment...
by Amruth Sundarkumar | Nov 1, 2022 | High Yield Bonds, Insights, Investment Grade Bonds
The month of October saw 73% of dollar bonds in our universe delivering a negative price return (ex-coupon). 86% of all Investment Grade (IG) dollar bonds in our universe ended the month in the red, while High Yield (HY) outperformed with 50% in the green. Benchmark...