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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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Fed rate cut does little for clarity on policy path
18 Sep 2025 TwentyFour Blog

Fed rate cut does little for clarity on policy path

The Federal Reserve (Fed) cut interest rates by 25 basis points (bp) on Wednesday, exactly as markets had anticipated, marking its first rate reduction since December 2024.
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How worrying is low job growth?
11 Sep 2025 TwentyFour Blog

How worrying is low job growth?

Job creation, or rather a lack of it, has been in the spotlight recently as weak non-farm payrolls data in the US has driven a rally in government bonds and strengthened market projections for rate cuts.
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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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US labour market data busts benign macro narrative
4 Aug 2025 TwentyFour Blog

US labour market data busts benign macro narrative

In describing how markets have been pricing risk in recent months, the word “complacent” has been uttered on multiple occasions. If that was your view, then Friday’s sharp risk-off move could be seen as a wake-up call, or at least evidence that investors are keenly watching for any change in the more benign macro story that has dominated recently.
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US corporate hybrids gain momentum after ratings shift
29 Jul 2025 TwentyFour Blog

US corporate hybrids gain momentum after ratings shift

The European corporate hybrid market has been established for some time. It is dominated by investment grade issuers seeking to raise capital with limited impact on their leverage ratios, thanks to rating agency treatment that classifies hybrids as 50% equity and 50% debt from a balance sheet perspective.
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US-EU deal welcome news in markets with little room for error
28 Jul 2025 TwentyFour Blog

US-EU deal welcome news in markets with little room for error

The US and the European Union (EU) have reached a trade agreement, averting a worst-case scenario of a more damaging trade war.
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Oil, Iran and why markets are staying calm
17 Jun 2025 TwentyFour Blog

Oil, Iran and why markets are staying calm

Despite Israel and Iran exchanging fire for a fifth day, markets seem to be completely disregarding the possibility of this conflict mutating into something serious for the global economy.
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Section 899: A big, beautiful source of uncertainty for foreign investors?
4 Jun 2025 TwentyFour Blog

Section 899: A big, beautiful source of uncertainty for foreign investors?

As markets digest and speculate about the implications of the Trump administration’s 1,000+ page One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), new details are beginning to emerge.
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Reaction to eventful Monday bodes well for markets
20 May 2025 TwentyFour Blog

Reaction to eventful Monday bodes well for markets

Monday was a somewhat eventful day for markets with several headlines in the US and Europe. Risk assets did not necessarily reflect the eventfulness of the day, finishing virtually unchanged, while rates had a volatile day that ultimately produced a sizeable rally.
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