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Current situation! H% Y# `. Q3 |. a4 \
 The lesson we learned from the 2008-2009 credit crunch is how credit markets affect stock valuations. As long
3 C# o# f; r" X i% s8 @/ r8 S& Das funding markets stay open, equities are valued as going concerns. But if credit markets close, markets may# x& E5 [! }& W' S
impose liquidation values.
& m% M# A7 V6 Y8 ]; c4 G- R In the summer, the European credit crisis caused another round of market worries about a credit shutdown. In9 @, S- {4 r% g
August, we said a credit shutdown was unlikely – we continue to hold that view.
$ c3 H+ R. ^! `, S: S& p/ G8 @/ l/ W The collapse of interest rates on 10-year Treasuries to 2% leaves banks, insurance companies and pension+ {& U/ d0 k# _/ f4 _" |: o
scrambling for higher yields to satisfy their obligations – this is supportive of corporate bond markets.% K3 v0 R( ^9 S5 R
' }' O' D* ^) Z' l" {5 QA look at credit markets
3 z Q4 K. i. P8 Z; o Investment grade – $17 billion in new issues were placed last Wednesday. We’re expecting $80-$100 billion in
8 g, q0 J7 E8 F& [5 |September. Non-financial investment grade is the new safe haven.9 F- ?. O3 C/ T# W% T* I! o
 High yield – In March, the spread above governments was 450 basis points, today it’s 740 bps. Yields were 7%" O6 E9 g. e i. t' p( }
then, now they are 8.5%. New issuance has been about $30 billion a month, although August saw only $1
! _1 B! E8 h0 _: g6 e. @: w6 w9 Obillion. That said, the market is still open. Risk has been repriced – but appropriately priced issues still have
% o5 Q. Z! j4 @* Oaccess to the market. There are only two parts of the global bond market having difficulty – ultra-low-grade/ x& S. h1 i9 y1 R6 v
CCC issues and European high yield, which are both down about 2.5% year-to-date. All other bond markets are7 |3 z/ G# m, k6 T3 T
positive for the year-do-date, including high yield.
5 K9 a( L I; M5 F& n4 r. Y( s Mortgages – There is no funding for new construction, but existing quality properties are having no trouble
0 L- ^+ Q" e* @" E# Ufinding financing.4 R' S& K5 u( `' ]9 Z# e9 T' H8 E9 @
 Commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) – In the summer, there were two failed transactions, but they! V0 R0 o- e1 k
were subsequently repriced and placed. In the fall, there will be more deals.! A( O% x( M0 K" z. n5 e* V
 Leveraged floating rate collateralized loans – The index was trading at $90 last September, $96 in March and3 T0 Q3 ]; \& d. f3 { N8 q T
is now back to $90. Changes were a result of interest rate expectations (people thought that interest rates were
0 t* s2 s/ q. E' d5 Xgoing up) rather than liquidity. Chapter 11 companies have no problem getting secured and when they file for
) P5 B! M2 f' k2 o4 C; \, o7 K& ybankruptcy, they already have debt financing in place.
/ D. B" ^4 |. L5 j( x; S3 W European banks – European bank lending conditions are tighter. This is the weakest link in the financial chain
- t2 x0 I$ O: `0 j |today.
) K" F! j1 P) H" _/ e( I Emerging markets – Sovereign rates have rallied along with U.S. Treasuries. High-grade corporates in; |" b; r$ B K Y6 T* e4 h
emerging markets have no problem with funding. |
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