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Despite tight spreads, European HY is not overheating
2 Oct 2025 TwentyFour Blog

Despite tight spreads, European HY is not overheating

Tight spreads and elevated supply are often key signs that fixed income markets are overheating. Despite these all being present within the European High Yield market today, the underlying data points to a more measured backdrop characterised by the printing of high-quality new issues, improving credit fundamentals and a stubbornly supportive technical background, offering investors reassurance over the medium-term future of the asset class.
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AI investment boom hits the bond market
25 Sep 2025 TwentyFour Blog

AI investment boom hits the bond market

Oracle priced an $18bn six-tranche (5yr/7yr/10yr/20yr/30yr/40yr) bond deal which was increased from an initial $15bn on the back of exceptionally strong demand. It is the latest sign that the AI investment boom, long the focus of equity markets, is now spilling into credit.
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Are markets pricing in the threat to Fed independence?
4 Sep 2025 TwentyFour Blog

Are markets pricing in the threat to Fed independence?

The next few days could be pivotal to any concerns around the independence of the US Federal Reserve (Fed).
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Improving growth forecasts matter for markets
22 Aug 2025 TwentyFour Blog

Improving growth forecasts matter for markets

On Thursday, markets received preliminary Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) figures for August. As a reminder, PMIs are timely indicators of trends in manufacturing and services, with a number above 50 signalling an expansion and below 50 a contraction.
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Allianz’s blockbuster RT1 underpinned by insurance fundamentals
20 Aug 2025 TwentyFour Blog

Allianz’s blockbuster RT1 underpinned by insurance fundamentals

Restricted Tier 1 (RT1) investors have been woken from an otherwise sleepy summer after Allianz Group, one of the largest insurers and asset managers globally, brought a $1.25bn deal to the market on Tuesday.
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A closer look at River Green and CMBS losses
24 Jul 2025 TwentyFour Blog

A closer look at River Green and CMBS losses

A French CMBS transaction named River Green – a deal we exited a few years ago at a price in the mid-90s as part of a broader review of our CMBS exposure – has come under renewed scrutiny after a new valuation triggered expectations of principal losses on what were originally AAA rated bonds. Here’s how we got here.
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UK by the numbers: breaking down the latest ONS stats
23 Jul 2025 TwentyFour Blog

UK by the numbers: breaking down the latest ONS stats

The UK Office for National Statistics (ONS) issued their monthly summary of the UK government’s income and expenses as well as the impact these have on the budget deficit and fiscal debt levels.
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CLO value emerges ahead of likely autumn surge
15 Jul 2025 TwentyFour Blog

CLO value emerges ahead of likely autumn surge

With the summer holiday season fast approaching, now feels like a good moment to pause and take stock of developments in the European ABS market year-to-date.
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New issuers add welcome depth to UK RMBS
7 Jul 2025 TwentyFour Blog

New issuers add welcome depth to UK RMBS

The UK Prime RMBS market has continued to evolve in 2025, with a broadening of its participant base driven by the entrance of two new sponsors (Nottingham Building Society and Newcastle Building Society) which have both priced inaugural deals this year.
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Selectivity pays as European high yield hits record
4 Jul 2025 TwentyFour Blog

Selectivity pays as European high yield hits record

Primary issuance in the European high yield (HY) market surged in June with €21.2bn of supply marking the highest monthly volume on record.
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Watching spreads and structures as ABS momentum builds
18 Jun 2025 TwentyFour Blog

Watching spreads and structures as ABS momentum builds

Last week marked another record-breaking year for the securitisation industry as over 5,500 market participants gathered in Barcelona for the annual Global ABS conference, surpassing last year’s attendance and reflecting the growing momentum across both public asset-backed securities (ABS) and private asset-backed finance (ABF) markets.
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The state of play in fixed income after April turmoil
6 May 2025 TwentyFour Blog

The state of play in fixed income after April turmoil

April was one of the most volatile months across financial markets in recent memory, triggered by President Trump’s sweeping tariff announcement on April 2.
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