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Current situation
% q: o3 q5 t1 [8 \" p. q0 T3 [' T The lesson we learned from the 2008-2009 credit crunch is how credit markets affect stock valuations. As long% v+ s* @! O9 Q% U+ p
as funding markets stay open, equities are valued as going concerns. But if credit markets close, markets may
9 L! S( @9 O% i* Qimpose liquidation values.
, A$ ^& F D) Q9 A: q In the summer, the European credit crisis caused another round of market worries about a credit shutdown. In. k5 z/ o/ X5 l0 @* K
August, we said a credit shutdown was unlikely – we continue to hold that view.
# k2 H2 z$ i: q1 e- l9 D The collapse of interest rates on 10-year Treasuries to 2% leaves banks, insurance companies and pension ~% R5 I7 C% v' p8 u
scrambling for higher yields to satisfy their obligations – this is supportive of corporate bond markets.
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! A" n& a- H. }3 R3 ?1 F" H6 q- i9 nA look at credit markets6 R% m8 Z" H3 S6 W i
 Investment grade – $17 billion in new issues were placed last Wednesday. We’re expecting $80-$100 billion in
# ?$ H. H5 V" w! R$ nSeptember. Non-financial investment grade is the new safe haven.9 u4 k- d! ]2 C
 High yield – In March, the spread above governments was 450 basis points, today it’s 740 bps. Yields were 7%3 y( Q5 [; i2 O, u$ g) y! n
then, now they are 8.5%. New issuance has been about $30 billion a month, although August saw only $1
) Z( k) `" ~4 dbillion. That said, the market is still open. Risk has been repriced – but appropriately priced issues still have
: L! b2 [$ F$ n% s8 l# V0 haccess to the market. There are only two parts of the global bond market having difficulty – ultra-low-grade! M3 C- ]! k5 {1 e/ \# b8 V- @
CCC issues and European high yield, which are both down about 2.5% year-to-date. All other bond markets are
" o" q8 d `( ~7 S; p* lpositive for the year-do-date, including high yield.
- M" ^+ j0 C8 i+ L# Q Mortgages – There is no funding for new construction, but existing quality properties are having no trouble
: }, A; z. h6 }finding financing.# o ~. f8 J5 v: V# k/ s/ R5 a
 Commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) – In the summer, there were two failed transactions, but they0 s2 c9 i2 h) h; x3 p+ S
were subsequently repriced and placed. In the fall, there will be more deals.
/ ^! K# U7 k. \ Leveraged floating rate collateralized loans – The index was trading at $90 last September, $96 in March and' T C* s- V* I! j2 i) c4 o
is now back to $90. Changes were a result of interest rate expectations (people thought that interest rates were4 d: `% i$ l8 P6 V$ p
going up) rather than liquidity. Chapter 11 companies have no problem getting secured and when they file for; }' c8 L0 C5 g5 M: {8 T/ k
bankruptcy, they already have debt financing in place.! D, S: ?7 y" {
 European banks – European bank lending conditions are tighter. This is the weakest link in the financial chain( t: e. d: X- P1 P; p2 L
today.
k6 L7 p. O1 }9 A Emerging markets – Sovereign rates have rallied along with U.S. Treasuries. High-grade corporates in- w# E- Y; z* g
emerging markets have no problem with funding. |
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