Flying High: Global Corporate Bond Outlook Q4
Fixed Income Boutique
Until recently, inverted yield curves have supported shorter-dated bonds. With inflation trending lower and economic growth potentially slowing, consensus expectations are that we could be nearing the end of the rate-hiking cycle.
What does this mean for fixed income investors and Global Investment Grade in particular, and how do these typically change at the inflection of rate cycles?
Christian Hantel, Marc van Heems and Pam Gelles from our Global Corporate Bond Team, provide their view of macro and microeconomic indicators, technicals and valuations in this Quarterly Credit Outlook.
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