Fixed income

Thematic investing – A sustainable framework for fixed income
In this Thematic Investing video, three of our experts discuss our approach to sustainability-related investing in fixed income markets. ...

Talking Heads – What’s next for eurozone government bonds?
Resilient domestic demand and record-high profit margins at cash-rich companies have helped shield the eurozone economy from much of the...

MARKET UPDATE 02.11.2023
Weekly Market Update – Bond yields dip, a change in the yo-yo pattern?
Volatility remains high in US Treasury bond markets following the surge in yields since July. Having only recently breached the...

MARKET UPDATE 26.10.2023
Weekly Market Update – The impact of the rise in US bond yields on Asia
The rise in yields of US Treasuries, which began in August, saw the 10-year yield reach 5.0% this week. The...

MARKET UPDATE 19.10.2023
Weekly Market Update – Too strong US data drives rates higher
Ten-year US Treasury bond yields are approaching 5%, surpassing the level reached earlier in October before the outbreak of conflict...

Fixed Income Outlook – Slowdown ahead
US Treasury yields have now reached levels that we believe offer attractive value given that the Federal Open Market Committee...

Chart of the Week - Have US bond yields overshot to the upside?
Perhaps the most striking (and surprising) development in the third quarter of 2023 was a significant rise in US real...

Chart of the Week - US yield curve disinverts as markets reprice bond risk
US 10-year Treasury yields rose as high as 4.88% in the first week of October, their highest level since 2007...

Talking Heads – ETF investing – Adjusting to the new rates regime
Two factors are driving growing interest in fixed income exchange-traded funds. First, bonds are back with yields at attractive levels...

MARKET UPDATE 05.10.2023
Weekly Market Update - Surging bond yields – What gives?
Global bond markets continued their sell-off this week, pushing borrowing costs to their highest level in a decade or more....

Mortgage-backed securities – Headwinds on the decline
US mortgage-backed securities look attractive now relative to government bonds. Headwinds in the form of, for example, rising central bank...

Chart of the Week - A parting of the ways as bonds price more risk
September was been a difficult month for US stocks and government bonds as markets added to bond’s risk premia partly...