Loan Defaults Outpace Bonds; Country Garden W...

Bad software loans will cause credit-market trouble that recalls aspects of the global financial crisis, according to American Century Investments. “We call it max uncertainty with max complacency,” says Paul Norris, referring to tight credit spreads, in this episode of the Credi ...  Show more

Blue-chip companies, including hyperscalers, may be jeopardizing their credit ratings by piling on debt, according to Principal Asset Management. “We have seen some downgrades, and I would expect that that would continue as borrowing ramps up,” Mike Goosay, the $600 billion manag ...  Show more

Watch Carol and Tim LIVE every day on YouTube: http://bit.ly/3vTiACF. Bloomberg News Economics Editor Molly Smith, Bloomberg Intelligence Chief US Interest Rate Strategist Ira Jersey and Bloomberg Economics US economist Stuart Paul discuss the US core consumer price index cooling ...  Show more

Like many markets, Corporate Credit has faced a rocky start to 2022. For investors, understanding the difference between default and duration risk will be key to positioning for the rest of the year.

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Welcome to Thoughts on ...

In part three of our national debt masterclass, we share a simple debt dynamics formula we can monitor to help guide our investment choices.

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The big headlines from March's banking crisis have receded and balances at some of the Federal Reserve's emergency lending facilities, like the discount window, are starting to fall. But if you look closely, there are still signs of strain in the depths of the financial system. A ...  Show more