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Each week, KBRA's Chief Strategist, Van Hesser will address three things that caught his attention in credit markets that are relevant to credit investors.

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Each week, KBRA's Chief Strategist, Van Hesser will address three things that caught his attention in credit markets that are relevant to credit investors.

    Bulls’ Run, Politics of Rates, Aviation

    Bulls’ Run, Politics of Rates, Aviation

    This week, our 3 Things are:
    1.    Running of the bulls. Momentum is a tough thing to stop.
    2.    Politics and rates. The interplay has some dark undertones.
    3.    Aviation. Has it normalized?

    • 9 min
    Visibility, Financial Conditions, and Tech Impact

    Visibility, Financial Conditions, and Tech Impact

    This week, our 3 Things are:
    1.    Visibility. We compare today to a year ago.
    2.    Financial conditions. The Fed says they’re tight. Are they?
    3.    Tech impact. Keep an eye on creative destruction. 

    • 10 min
    Bank Risk, Corporate Versus ABS Spreads, and ECB’s Rate Cut

    Bank Risk, Corporate Versus ABS Spreads, and ECB’s Rate Cut

    This week, our 3 Things are:
    1.   Banks. The FDIC is out with its quarterly assessment. Fresh data on all of those risks you’ve read about.
    2.   Corporate versus ABS spreads. There’s been a fairly dramatic move in the differential. We’ll explore.
    3.   ECB rate cut. It comes at a time when it forecasts higher inflation. Does that make sense?

    • 11 min
    Private Placements, Fallen Angels, and Housing

    Private Placements, Fallen Angels, and Housing

    This week, our 3 Things are:
    1.   Private placements. The Chicago Fed has a surprising take.
    2.   Fallen angels. A soft landing should provide … well, you know.
    3.   Housing. What’s the latest? 

    • 10 min
    Fiscal Deficits, Seeing Around Corners, and Fundamentals Checkup

    Fiscal Deficits, Seeing Around Corners, and Fundamentals Checkup

    This week, our 3 Things are:
    1.   Fiscal deficits. What do you mean there’s no free lunch?
    2.   Seeing around corners. At a time of market ebullience, it’s a worthwhile exercise to think about what could change all of that.
    3.   Fundamentals checkup. We’ll have a look under the hood. 

    • 11 min
    Inflation, Two Economies, and Vanishing Excess Savings

    Inflation, Two Economies, and Vanishing Excess Savings

    This week, our 3 Things are:
    1.   That inflation print. Has the fever broken?
    2.   Two economies. The aggregate data and market developments are all good. But that’s not the full story.
    3.   Excess savings. That, which has powered the better-than-expected economy, is gone. So says the San Francisco Fed. 

    • 11 min

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