Corporate Bond Issuance Continues To Soften, Can Potentially Impact Buybacks In Coming Quarters

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Corporate bond issuance is on pace to decline 14.3 percent this year. This comes at a time when corporations have been aggressively buying back shares. With six months in, US corporate bond issuance remains soft. In June, corporations issued $73.2 … Continued

Fed’s Tightening Campaign Taking Place Amidst Stretched Valuation Metrics In US Equities

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Most valuation metrics in US equities are stretched. This at a time when the Fed is tightening. Depending on how inflation behaves in the months and quarters ahead and how monetary policy evolves, unwinding of overbought conditions can cause pain. … Continued

HYG, JNK not likely to take kindly to hawkish Fed, let alone end of ZIRP

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Last six years, U.S. high-yield bond issuance of $1.6tn This week, several Fed officials signal imminent rate hike this year Junk bonds – popular risk-on vehicle – not likely to take kindly to end of ZIRP A week ago, HYG, … Continued