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Bond Vol Will Stay Relatively Elevated
US corporate bonds have seen some meaningful spread widening over the past few weeks.  The Bloomberg US investment grade index spread rose from the recent low of 120bps on March 6 to 147bps yesterday, at one point climbing as high as 163bps on March…
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Why Rate Cuts Are Bad News

It is a big mistake to think that rate cuts or lower bond yields will ease credit conditions. Quite the contrary. After an aggressive tightening of monetary policy, the first rate cuts always coincide with much tighter credit conditions. We discuss the implications for credit, government bonds and equities. Plus, we find a startling anomaly in equity sector performance.

Counterpoint by Dhaval Joshi
US Consumer Morale Firms
The US Conference Board’s Consumer Confidence Index unexpectedly edged up from 103.4 to 104.2 in March, surprising expectations of a decline to 101. The Expectations component’s 2.6 point increase offset the Current Situation index’s 1.9 point decline. …
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Monetary Policy’s “Long And Variable” Lags
Results from the March Conference Board Consumer Survey reveal that although the difference between the share of respondents indicating that jobs are ‘plentiful’ and those saying jobs are ‘hard to get’ edged down in March, it nevertheless remains extremely…
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Commercial Real Estate: No Need To Panic Just Yet
Investors are scrutinizing US equity sectors as they try to discern new areas of stress and vulnerability. The commercial real estate market is next in line in the "wall of worry." It is particularly concerning that small- and mid-sized banks, vulnerable to…
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QE Or Not QE?
BCA Research’s US Bond Strategy service concludes that the Fed’s use of its balance sheet to provide reserves to distressed banks means that interest rates will be higher than in an alternative scenario where the Fed didn’t deploy its balance sheet in that…
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Stay The Course, Despite The Bank Headlines

The recent uncertainty regarding the health of the banking systems in the US and Europe is not having any material impact on overall financial conditions or economic sentiment. The aggressive rate cut expectations, especially in the US, are unlikely to be realized. Although the macro growth and policy backdrop remains unfriendly for corporate debt on both sides of the Atlantic.

Global Fixed Income Strategy
China's New Diplomacy: Will It Succeed?

China is launching a diplomatic charm offensive to improve relations with the world excluding the United States. But China’s proposals in Ukraine and the Middle East are overrated in their ability to restore global stability and reduce geopolitical risk.

Geopolitical Strategy by Matt Gertken
Disinflation: Intensifying In The Eurozone Vs. The US?
Friday’s flash PMI releases suggest that price pressures continue to moderate in both the US and the Euro Area. Both regions recorded the greatest improvement in supplier delivery times since the beginning of their respective surveys. And although…
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Investor Sentiment Relapses
The American Association of Individual Investors (AAII) bull-bear survey shows a deterioration in investor sentiment following the flare up of bank tensions earlier this month. The latest results show that a net 28% of investors are downbeat on the stock…
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