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WEBOPINION – End of the easy money: rate cuts will hit corporate and investment banks. When the US Federal Reserve cut interest rates by 50bp – to 4.75%–5% – you would have been forgiven for expecting bank stocks to fall given that they have benefited from the move to higher interest rates over the past few years (especially considering that the futures market is suggesting a Fed funds ...
IFR SNAPSHOT - IG and HY primaries expect another busy day
WEB1 day ago — The US investment-grade corporate primary expects at least three offerings to price today while the high-yield primary is looking at four issues.. It is a light economic data day with just one significant release, the ADP employment report, which came in higher than expected.The September jobs report is out later this week, and BMO said in a report today that ADP offered a positive skew to ...
IFR SNAPSHOT - Ahead of Friday jobs report, IG and HY primaries …
WEB18 hours ago — The US investment-grade corporate primary remains active on Thursday with at least four offerings slated for sale as the critical jobs reports looms.. The high-yield market, meanwhile, expects at least one offering today. The economic data menu is full of releases today including the Challenger job cut report, …
IFR SNAPSHOT - The HY primary active while IG sits one out
WEB6 days ago — The US investment-grade primary is quiet on Friday after it saw volume beat expectations during a busy week when 32 issues priced. The high-yield arena is going for one more offering today, a US$500m issue from US Foods, to close out the week and to add to the 13 issues already priced this week.. A handful of economic data reports are out today, including the critical PCE release.
IFR SNAPSHOT - Busiest September ever for IG winds down
WEB3 days ago — The US investment-grade corporate bond primary today is winding down the month of September, already the busiest September for IG volume, with three offerings expected to price on Monday.. And the high-yield primary continues to pump out offerings with at least three issues slated for sale today. Over in the ECM arena, IPOS are heading to market with at least three slated for this week.
Quant credit rebounds after tough period - IFR
WEB6 days ago — The relentless rise of electronic trading in corporate bonds is driving a rebound among hedge funds specialising in quantitative credit, helping to draw a line under a chastening period for investors that called into question the role that model-driven strategies play in these markets. The buzz ...
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WEBFeb 2, 2024 — Investment banking is not just about deals, deals and more deals. It’s about people. And nothing makes that clearer than when one of the most successful bankers of his generation leaves the top job. Mess up the resulting handover and things can go wrong very quickly. Morgan Stanley looks to have ...