20 Jun 2025 TwentyFour Blog Reform proposals bring fresh hope of deeper ABS market Blog posts about regulation rarely trouble our most-read charts, but on this occasion we think the payback on time invested looks more compelling. Read more
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. Read more
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. Read more
10 Jun 2025 TwentyFour Blog Patchy UK labour data strengthens case for BoE cuts The latest Labour Market Overview published by the UK’s Office for National Statistics (ONS) on Tuesday morning has raised eyebrows, with some metrics seemingly having deteriorated quite rapidly versus last month. Read more
5 Jun 2025 TwentyFour Blog European high yield untroubled by default rate spike The European high yield (HY) default rate spiked higher in May with the largest monthly default volume on record (€6bn). Read more
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. Read more
2 Jun 2025 TwentyFour Blog ECB preview: Is this the bottom for monetary policy rates? The European Central Bank (ECB) will be alone this week in delivering its latest monetary policy decision, with the next Federal Reserve, Bank of England and Bank of Japan meetings not until the week commencing June 16. Read more
27 May 2025 TwentyFour Blog JGBs: are rising yields a risk to insurers? Over the last couple weeks, we have seen an ongoing increase in government bond yields across the major global economies, with a particular focus on Japan as yields on longer dated Japanese government bonds (JGBs) have moved sharply higher. Read more
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. Read more
14 May 2025 TwentyFour Blog US Autos: a bottom-up view of tariffs and the macro Thus far in 2025, the prevailing and overriding topic of conversation amongst economists and market participants has been tariffs and what they might mean for the global macro outlook. Read more
12 May 2025 TwentyFour Blog European banks bullish despite tariff uncertainty European banks are coming to the end of the Q1 2025 reporting season, and on the surface there are multiple headwinds to contend with. Read more
9 May 2025 TwentyFour Blog What does UK deal tell us about tariffs? With much fanfare, President Trump and Prime Minister Starmer announced a “historic” trade deal between the US and UK on Thursday. The main points for the UK are a reduction in auto tariffs from 27.5% to 10% for the first 100,000 cars that enter the US, and the removal of steel and aluminium tariffs. Read more