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China's debt mountain | Eastspring Investments

Eastspring Investments analyzes China's total debt-to-GDP ratio exceeding 250% (end-2016), focusing on corporate sector leverage, SOE misallocation, shadow banking risks, and the government's controlled deleveraging effo…

18 Jun 2026

Guggenheim InvestmentsFixed Income

Second Quarter 2026 Fixed-Income Sector Views - Guggenheim Investments

Guggenheim Investments presents its Q2 2026 relative-value outlook across the full fixed-income spectrum, covering rates, investment-grade and high-yield corporates, bank loans, ABS/CLOs, RMBS, CMBS, munis, agency MBS, p…

17 Jun 2026

Man GroupFixed Income

A Crude Awakening | Man Group

Man Group analyses 22 historical episodes of oil price spikes to argue that today's tight US high yield spread environment (317bps, 12th percentile) removes the recovery cushion that previously offset crude-driven credit…

17 Jun 2026

Lord AbbettFixed Income

June Fed Meeting Unpacked: Policy Signals Under a New Fed Chair

Lord Abbett hosts a post-FOMC webinar examining Kevin Warsh's first Fed meeting as Chair, covering the June rate decision, updated Summary of Economic Projections (SEP) and dot plot, and implications for rates, inflation…

17 Jun 2026

Loomis SaylesFixed Income

Corporate Health Outlook: Sentiment Cools, but Fundamentals Hold

Loomis Sayles' Q2 2026 Credit Analyst Diffusion Indices (CANDIs) survey of ~30 industries finds that forward-looking sentiment has softened—falling below neutral for the first time since mid-2025—driven by rising input c…

16 Jun 2026

Man GroupFixed Income

H2 2026 Credit Outlook: The AI Buildout – Boom or Bubble? | Man Group

Man Group's H2 2026 credit outlook examines the surge in AI and hyperscaler bond issuance in public markets alongside a wave of high-profile defaults in private credit AI and software deals, raising concerns about bubble…

16 Jun 2026

Yarra Capital ManagementFixed Income

Phil Strano: Yields take centre stage again

Yarra Capital Management's Head of Australian Credit Research examines the 2026 Australian credit market, where rising government bond yields (3-year up ~30bps YTD), surging primary issuance (up 29% to $186bn), and tight…

15 Jun 2026

Loomis SaylesFixed Income

Why Insurance Companies Should Consider Emerging Market Corporate Debt

Loomis Sayles' Co-Head of Emerging Markets Debt argues that EM corporate bonds offer insurance companies a compelling combination of incremental yield, lower net leverage, and stronger interest coverage relative to devel…

15 Jun 2026

First Eagle InvestmentsFixed Income

Quarterly Views from First Eagle Municipal Credit Team: 2Q26

First Eagle's Head of Municipal Credit, John Miller, discusses the resilience of municipal bonds amid interest rate volatility, renewed inflation concerns, and record issuance levels in Q2 2026. Miller argues that curren…

15 Jun 2026

PIMCOFixed Income

Rupture and Resilience: 2026 Global Economic Outlook, Geopolitics, and Fixed Income Investment Strategy | PIMCO

PIMCO's 2026 Secular Outlook argues that geopolitical fragmentation, AI-driven capital spending (~$14 trillion over five years), and fiscal strain are widening the distribution of global macro outcomes and accelerating a…

15 Jun 2026

AllianceBernsteinFixed Income

Can the Eurozone Tolerate Higher Rates for Long? | AB

AllianceBernstein's European economist argues that the ECB's hiking cycle—prompted by an energy shock from the Iran war—should remain limited to one or two 25bp moves, as the euro-area economy is materially weaker than d…

12 Jun 2026

Wellington ManagementFixed Income

Weekly market update | Wellington Singapore Intermediary

Wellington Investment Director Paul Skinner delivers a short weekly video briefing covering key market developments and themes investors should monitor. The update spans fixed income and broader market conditions, with c…

12 Jun 2026

PIMCOFixed Income

Fixed Income: Strong Starting Point, Stronger Potential (video) | PIMCO

PIMCO's CIO of Non-Traditional Strategies, Marc Seidner, argues that despite strong bond returns over the past 12 months, fixed income remains attractive given 10-year U.S. Treasury yields ranging between 3.75%–4.75%, wi…

12 Jun 2026

PIMCOFixed Income

Deficit Dynamics: Navigating the U.S. Fiscal Landscape (video) | PIMCO

PIMCO Group CIO Dan Ivascyn discusses the risks posed by rising U.S. fiscal deficits, noting that while the dollar's reserve currency status affords some buffer, elevated deficits are likely to keep real rates and yield…

12 Jun 2026

PIMCOFixed Income

Finding an Active Edge in Global Bonds (video) | PIMCO

PIMCO's CIO Global Fixed Income Andrew Balls and Head of the Global Desk Sachin Gupta discuss why active management in global bonds offers advantages over passive approaches, citing PIMCO's 30-year track record, global t…

12 Jun 2026

PIMCOFixed Income

Improve Liability-Matching With Active LDI | PIMCO

PIMCO argues that active management can systematically add 0.5–1.5 percentage points of alpha per year to LDI portfolios with minimal additional risk, citing their EUR LDI composite's ~1.4% average annual outperformance…

12 Jun 2026

PIMCOFixed Income

Back to the Future: Term Premium Poised to Rise Again, With Widespread Asset Price Implications | PIMCO

PIMCO's Marc Seidner and Pramol Dhawan argue that the 40-year downtrend in the U.S. term premium is poised to reverse, driven by persistent fiscal deficits, rising Treasury issuance, and sticky inflation. They outline po…

12 Jun 2026

PIMCOFixed Income

Bank of England: How Low Will Interest Rates Go? | PIMCO

PIMCO argues that the Bank of England's policy rate of 4.75%—the highest among large developed economies—will fall by more than markets currently price, with internal models pointing to a UK neutral rate of 2%–3%. The pi…

12 Jun 2026

PIMCOFixed Income

Cyclical Outlook: Fractured Markets, Strong Bonds | PIMCO

PIMCO's April 2023 Cyclical Outlook argues that tighter monetary policy and banking-sector stress (SVB, Credit Suisse) have raised the probability of a sooner and deeper recession across developed markets, while likely c…

12 Jun 2026

PIMCOFixed Income

Bonds Shine in Volatile Times (video) | PIMCO

PIMCO Group CIO Daniel Ivascyn and Global Head of Product Strategy Kimberley Stafford discuss the restored diversification role of bonds amid market volatility and central bank divergence, arguing that attractive yields…

12 Jun 2026

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