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High yield bonds: The useful side of supply constraints
Low supply is providing a supportive technical environment for high yield bonds, helping to counter some of the inflation and growth concerns.
Global Perspectives Podcast: The high is back in high yield
Recession risks and rising rates have lifted yields on high yield bonds so are these concerns now largely priced in?
The UK’s dovish turn: The £ gets pounded
The Bank of England’s May meeting has stoked recession and stagflation risks, and a more measured approach to tightening.
Five questions fixed income investors are asking in 2022
Our fixed income teams consider monetary policy-related conundrums and where, outside of policy, they see opportunities and risks for investors.
Opposing Forces
A look at potential economic outcomes as central banks seek to maintain growth while stamping on inflation.
Caution Merited in an Increasingly Uncertain Market
Bond investors should exercise caution as accelerating inflation has increased the risk of policy error.
I’ll have one of everything, please The case for a more diversified fixed income portfolio
What is the outlook for economic growth and how can investors ride out the risks?
10 reasons for active management in fixed income
By means of 10 charts we explore why we believe active management can be desirable when investing in fixed income.
The domino effect: Russia, Ukraine and the rest of EM
While Russia is being distanced from the EM universe through exclusion from debt and equity indices, its role as a key commodity exporter will have far-reaching effects across emerging markets that investors need to consider.
The balancing act: navigating central bank policy divergence
The challenge for central banks has grown more complicated with volatility in bond markets and mounting inflationary pressures. Investors face a similar balancing act in navigating the central bank policy divergence that is set to characterise 2022 and beyond.
Divergent emerging market outcomes in an uneven recovery
Portfolio managers and emerging market debt specialists Jennifer James and Ales Koutny analyse emerging market (EM) country fundamentals and consider how they influence opportunities for investors.
High yield in a rising rate environment
Brent Olson and Tom Ross, corporate credit portfolio managers on our Global High Yield platform, explore how factors affecting credit risk in high yield might help balance upward pressure on interest rate risk.