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FEB 6

Margin Lift, Excitable Risk, and The Path of Interest Rates

This week, our 3 Things are: Margin lift. They’re high and expected to go higher. Excitable risk. Volatility is back. Just how much matters to credit fundamentals? The path of interest rates. The consensus is calling for a 4-bp range for the 10-year over the next six quarters. What does that tell you?

Feb 6

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9 min
16H AGO

Retail Sales Disconnect, Labor’s Lost Leverage, and Rising Hyperscaler Issuance

This week, our 3 Things are: 1. Retail sales disconnect. It’s normalizing, but not as weak as the latest data. 2. Labor’s lost leverage. More of the economic spoils are going to capital—is that a bad thing? 3. Rising hyperscaler issuance. Massive new issue supply is forcing investors to rethink the status quo.

16h ago

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10 min
JAN 30

What We’re Watching, Visa/Mastercard Spending Update, and KBRA DLD Default Forecasts

This week, our 3 Things are: 1. What we’re watching. Here’s what we believe will shape credit valuation over the near-term. 2. Visa/Mastercard spending update. The latest read from the global payments titans. 3. KBRA DLD default forecasts. Our own Eric Rosenthal weighs in with his outlook for 2026.

Jan 30

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14 min
JAN 23

Bond Vigilantes, The Cost of Gloom, and Biggest Risks

This week, our 3 Things are: Bond vigilantes. Volatility has come to sovereign debt markets. What’s next?The cost of gloom. The Economist newspaper says it’s the world’s main economic risk. Biggest risks. Speaking of risk, here’s what market participants believe pose the biggest risk to market stability.

Jan 23

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9 min
12/12/2025

Spread Wideners, Private Credit Color, 2026 Risks

This week, our 3 Things are: 1. Spread wideners. Dormant forces have awakened. 2. Private credit color. Fresh views from Goldman’s financials conference. 3. 2026 risks. A better-than-expected 2025 is no reason for complacency.

12/12/2025

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13 min
12/05/2025

Coming Tailwinds, Fed Drama, and Private Credit Data Update

This week, our 3 Things are: Coming tailwinds. Sizable stimulus is set to hit in 2026. Fed drama. It seeped into markets this week. Is it here to stay? Private credit data update. Some weakness as you would expect, but surprising fundamental strength. We’ll catch up with Bill Cox, KBRA’s Chief Rating Officer, on the topic.

12/05/2025

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13 min
JAN 9

Economic Tension, Fed Decision-Making, and Trigger Points

This week, our 3 Things are: 1. Economic tension. Underneath the Goldilocks data are a number of competing forces. 2. Fed decision-making. Changes are afoot. 3. Trigger points. Where does risk reprice?

Jan 9

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9 min
JAN 16

Housing Headwinds, Big Bank Credit Color, Supply Surge

This week, our 3 Things are: 1. Housing headwinds. Are we close to unlocking real value? 2. Big bank credit color. Where did the cockroaches go? 3. Supply surge. 2026 figures to see record-setting issuance. What does it mean for spreads?

Jan 16

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12 min
3D AGO

Caution in Bank Surveys, Calm in Results

In this episode of Credit Compass, Gordon Kerr, KBRA’s European Macro Strategist, examines bank lending views via several recent surveys. Gordon also investigates recent large European bank results and whether their views differ.

3d ago

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11 min
11/21/2025

Home Depot’s Warning, Private Credit Growth, AI Bubble and Credit

This week, our 3 Things are: Home Depot’s warning. Consumer durability is under pressure.Private credit growth. Tracking leveraged finance growth is more relevant. AI bubble and credit. Much-needed perspective on the topic of the day.

11/21/2025

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11 min

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