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7 T3 B4 x$ o0 j" T" |0 W The lesson we learned from the 2008-2009 credit crunch is how credit markets affect stock valuations. As long
% X% f: ?' X! las funding markets stay open, equities are valued as going concerns. But if credit markets close, markets may
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 In the summer, the European credit crisis caused another round of market worries about a credit shutdown. In
! k7 E' b4 v6 cAugust, we said a credit shutdown was unlikely – we continue to hold that view.
5 G5 {- G9 h# K# K/ F The collapse of interest rates on 10-year Treasuries to 2% leaves banks, insurance companies and pension$ d( P# ]3 r, V9 T/ L6 W4 t. G
scrambling for higher yields to satisfy their obligations – this is supportive of corporate bond markets.
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0 w+ q4 u" X- U* F$ S* NA look at credit markets1 W, \6 q2 w+ ~6 ~$ S2 C, ?# ]
 Investment grade – $17 billion in new issues were placed last Wednesday. We’re expecting $80-$100 billion in7 k! U/ i; o' |% F
September. Non-financial investment grade is the new safe haven.0 y: m, Z2 [7 S. H. F2 i
 High yield – In March, the spread above governments was 450 basis points, today it’s 740 bps. Yields were 7%
: R) i0 P: ?5 q- P2 w. _' P' dthen, now they are 8.5%. New issuance has been about $30 billion a month, although August saw only $1* j* q# C4 ?% b2 d8 g
billion. That said, the market is still open. Risk has been repriced – but appropriately priced issues still have
2 r: }9 c4 e3 D* r2 caccess to the market. There are only two parts of the global bond market having difficulty – ultra-low-grade1 I$ ^( [- v/ @& n
CCC issues and European high yield, which are both down about 2.5% year-to-date. All other bond markets are
' i- j, P. q* Z& W( t9 V# E! Kpositive for the year-do-date, including high yield.
4 z$ \6 ]$ [# [: ^6 W+ A Mortgages – There is no funding for new construction, but existing quality properties are having no trouble0 c/ B7 K% F1 S8 W: Q
finding financing.# Y5 x& D6 [) U2 Q
 Commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) – In the summer, there were two failed transactions, but they
. E% V. H: L: W+ L2 Kwere subsequently repriced and placed. In the fall, there will be more deals." W. p/ e+ {/ }" P9 k2 f7 n
 Leveraged floating rate collateralized loans – The index was trading at $90 last September, $96 in March and
* t* M p$ l+ \2 z f, \is now back to $90. Changes were a result of interest rate expectations (people thought that interest rates were3 g0 b! J" {, a( z. @0 @$ f& E* B
going up) rather than liquidity. Chapter 11 companies have no problem getting secured and when they file for/ C- `" E6 d( Z2 T
bankruptcy, they already have debt financing in place.
8 P7 D) l4 m) i3 X* d8 f European banks – European bank lending conditions are tighter. This is the weakest link in the financial chain
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 Emerging markets – Sovereign rates have rallied along with U.S. Treasuries. High-grade corporates in
6 R' C y! M" N ], F1 [3 _emerging markets have no problem with funding. |
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