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Surprises from the First Half of 2022: A Rare Macro and Geopolitical Period for the Bank Loan Market
Exceptional circumstances roiled the loan market in the first half. It's impossible to say what will happen next, but the[…]
Price Caps on Russian Hydrocarbons: Be Careful What You Wish For
Recent G-7 discussions about imposing caps on the price of Russian oil and gas have led to some head-scratching. Senior[…]
Surprises from the First Half of 2022: Underperformance of European Corporate Bond Spreads
The current spread differential between European and US corporate spreads have us considering a shift in our thinking.
ECB in the News
Senior Sovereign Analyst Jon Levy answers some key questions about the European Central Bank's latest moves.
Nearly $16 Trillion in the Rear-View Mirror
A historic shift in central bank policy is currently underway. The implications of this change are likely to be varied[…]
Chart of the Week: Is the US Dollar Poised to Enter a Bear Market?
US dollar cycles last an average of six to nine years, and we are approaching the tenth year of this[…]
Global GDP Themes and Forecasts (Infographic)
Go around the world in one blog post; Loomis Sayles' Macro Strategies Group shares a visual snapshot of its GDP[…]
Secured Funding Markets: Fed Acts but No Quick Fix
It became abruptly apparent in September, when overnight repo rates surged to near 10%, that liquidity in the banking system[…]
Treasury Liquidity on the Rebound
It’s amazing what you can achieve with a budget of $75 billion per day. Since mid-March, the Federal Reserve has[…]
Three Questions on China’s Geopolitical Balancing Act
How might China manage its strategic relationships with Russia and the West as the war continues? Senior Sovereign Analyst Bo[…]
Russia-Ukraine Conflict: Updated Views Post-Invasion
Loomis Sayles' Macro Strategies Group shares an update on their views surrounding the Russia-Ukraine conflict.
Russia-Ukraine Conflict: Three Scenarios & Potential Outcomes
Loomis Sayles' Macro Strategies Group looks at three scenarios for the Russia-Ukraine conflict and how those outcomes could impact financial[…]
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