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Credit Markets
589 posts
Europe's Game of Loans
by Erik Swarts, Market Anthropology You might have guessed that after five years and countless volleys of eurozone…
Navigating Volatility: The Case for Tactical Alpha
In today's volatile markets, alternative investments are key for diversification, resilience, and returns, but they demand expertise to navigate. Ash Lawrence, Head of AGF Capital Partners and Scott Radke, CEO and Co-CIO of New Holland Capital discuss...
On Bond Market Illiquidity (and more)
by David Merkel, Aleph Blog I’ve read a lot of articles about bond market illiquidity, and I don’t…
Guy Haselmann: "Unfree"
by Guy Haselmann, Director, Capital Markets Strategy, Scotiabank GBM · A market economy is one based on supply…
The Greek Drama
KEY TAKEAWAYS Greece is unlikely to maintain its debt repayment schedule without a resolution. A default and a…
Guy Haselmann: Lone Voice
by Guy Haselmann, Director, Capital Markets Strategy, Scotiabank GBM · There is an absurdity about the term ‘Data…
Guy Haselmann: Down Side Up
“It isn’t that they can’t see the solution. It is that they can’t see the problem.” – G.K.…
A Simplified Argument for a June Hike
by Guy Haselmann, Director, Capital Markets Strategy, Scotiabank GBM There is something special and meaningful about receiving a…
Lesson of the Oil Collapse? Do Your Own Credit Homework
by Jeff Skoglund, AllianceBernstein The plunge in oil prices has hurt many highly-leveraged energy companies and their creditors.…
Guy Haselmann: "Tangled Up in Blue"
Global Macro Commentary Tangled Up in Blue by Guy Haselmann, Director, Capital Markets Strategy, Scotiabank GBM FED · …
Guy Haselmann: "Sour Grapes II"
Sour Grapes II by Guy Haselmann, Director, Capital Markets Strategy, Scotiabank GBM · To successfully trade financial markets,…
Guy Haselmann: "Promises, Over-Reach, and Mistaken Remedies"
Promises, Over-Reach, and Mistaken Remedies by Guy Haselmann, Director, Capital Markets Strategy, Scotiabank GBM • Fed: Factors continue…
Guy Haselmann: "The Long End of the Treasury Market Will Stay Well Bid ..."
Moving the Goal Posts by Guy Haselmann, Director, Capital Markets Strategy, Scotiabank GBM • If the Fed were…
Corporate Credit Fundamentals Worsening?
by Sober Look US corporate credit markets, particularly high yield bonds, are becoming quite frothy, as risk/reward dynamics…
Buy Stocks When Credit Spreads are High, Sell When They are Low
by David Merkel, Aleph Blog Credit spreads and implied volatility are cousins. When there is complacency, both are…
Here Comes QE In Financial Drag: Draghi's New ABCP Monetization Ploy
by David Stockman via Contra Corner blog, You can smell this one coming a mile away: The European…
