Government Bonds – Page 9
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Features
Fixed income, rates, currencies: Markets take nervous turn
The reaction and aftermath to the US Federal Reserve’s dovish pivot appears to be more focused on the monetary policy news itself and the ‘fuel’ of easy money.
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Asset Class Reports
Ratings: When corporates can trump sovereigns
Several factors can place corporate credit ratings higher than that of the domicile country
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Features
IPE Quest Expectations Indicator: March 2019
When uncertainty hangs over the financial markets, indices tend to converge. That is true for net sentiment of equities
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Features
Fixed income, rates, currencies: Clouds to darken further
Markets have pulled back from US rate hike forecasts; Euro credit looks set to be most vulnerable to quantative tightening; The European elections in May look set to see a surge in support for populist parties
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Features
IPE Expectation Indicator: February 2019
The end of 2018 saw expectations shift meaningfully in certain markets, and then pause. It also saw trends accelerate, then pause. For most of us, the pauses were welcome, because the shifts were related to broad market plans
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News
FTSE Russell finalises fixed income country classification framework
Index provider sets out guidelines for government bond indices, launches Chinese green bond index
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News
Fitch launches ESG credit rating ‘relevance’ scores
Data published to enable investors to ‘agree or disagree’ with impact of ESG issues on credit ratings
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Features
Fixed income, rates, currencies: Hope but also fears for 2019
US domestic investors hold healthy stock market profits after a decade-long bull run Geopolitics on many fronts point to tumultuous times ahead
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Features
What next for US Treasuries?
A consensus on the direction of 10-year US Treasury rates is not obvious, because the answer reverts to a further question: whose consensus? Strategists, economists and other informed professionals have a particular view. The market itself, however, expresses a more diffuse and different opinion.
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Features
Fixed income, rates, currencies: Challenges still lie ahead
While the US mid-term elections saw the Democrats regain the House of Representatives, trade policy remains in the hands of the White House. Trade tensions, between the US and China in particular, will remain to the fore. President Trump’s aggressive trade policy is already having a global impact with declining purchasing manager indices indicating corporate hesitation in future plans.
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News
AP2 predicts boom in public sector green bond issuance
Dutch regulator also notes growth of green bond asset class
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News
UK asset management body calls for bond market data boosts
Proposals formulated in light of best execution requirement under MiFID II
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News
Netherlands to be first AAA-rated issuer of green bonds
Annual amount expected to be between €3.5bn and €5bn
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News
ATP nets DKK3bn profit from private equity holdings in 2018
US bond losses in third quarter dented year-to-date investment profits for Danish fund
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Analysis
Analysis: European Commission rejects Italian budget plan
Italy’s government is intent on keeping its budget promises after the European Commission rejected its draft plan, writes Carlo Svaluto Moreolo
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News
FTSE Russell predicts $10bn inflow when A-shares join indices in 2019
Chinese government bonds could be added to leading fixed income benchmarks following review of classification criteria
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News
‘Too big to ignore’: The rise of China’s $12trn bond market
$48bn invested in Chinese government bonds in H1 2018 – nearly double the total for the whole of 2017
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News
Italian pension funds cut bonds in diversification push
Occupational and personal fund investors have reduced holdings in government debt
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News
Philips scheme cuts government bonds to benefit from rising rates
Strategic divestment comes at the expense of euro-denominated government paper
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Asset Class Reports
Comeback trail
Greece has come a long way since the turbulent summer of 2015 but it still looks vulnerable as the end of its bailout looms