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Current situation
$ O) Y$ P% R. R+ I ?. h; _ The lesson we learned from the 2008-2009 credit crunch is how credit markets affect stock valuations. As long: e2 C8 c5 n/ \7 {; v( O
as funding markets stay open, equities are valued as going concerns. But if credit markets close, markets may% t. [4 m3 n0 t: D- A! [
impose liquidation values.; @1 G7 @' S+ j: g t3 t2 e9 C
 In the summer, the European credit crisis caused another round of market worries about a credit shutdown. In
! u2 g" R+ M: x) ^3 B- ]August, we said a credit shutdown was unlikely – we continue to hold that view.# o, v# U! J6 N. J" [0 r
 The collapse of interest rates on 10-year Treasuries to 2% leaves banks, insurance companies and pension
+ o0 |' i8 J$ d, j+ m5 ?# `scrambling for higher yields to satisfy their obligations – this is supportive of corporate bond markets.
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( W: p* u9 `- i6 u$ PA look at credit markets
, k' a& ?* V4 M3 ~ Z- i Investment grade – $17 billion in new issues were placed last Wednesday. We’re expecting $80-$100 billion in
: ?( l5 s8 n" z9 lSeptember. Non-financial investment grade is the new safe haven.
7 V; o) j4 t- p High yield – In March, the spread above governments was 450 basis points, today it’s 740 bps. Yields were 7%
0 _1 {: Q6 t5 l' cthen, now they are 8.5%. New issuance has been about $30 billion a month, although August saw only $1! M4 S1 I3 ^8 X& h3 f' e
billion. That said, the market is still open. Risk has been repriced – but appropriately priced issues still have
1 j7 S* G) E9 @% ~; i/ N8 Aaccess to the market. There are only two parts of the global bond market having difficulty – ultra-low-grade
8 G# ?. V8 p9 YCCC issues and European high yield, which are both down about 2.5% year-to-date. All other bond markets are
9 a3 v9 \2 ^8 S8 M* ~positive for the year-do-date, including high yield.
6 \& Z6 f7 |( ^) Z; n Mortgages – There is no funding for new construction, but existing quality properties are having no trouble
6 _% n1 E3 }* d1 ^ R. Efinding financing.2 i) R' k! L% f0 L0 d4 _
 Commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) – In the summer, there were two failed transactions, but they) G/ J- e! I* L. \8 u# M) f# e
were subsequently repriced and placed. In the fall, there will be more deals.. J& a- M6 a. z7 x! D) X
 Leveraged floating rate collateralized loans – The index was trading at $90 last September, $96 in March and) e+ y; V9 D/ u8 v
is now back to $90. Changes were a result of interest rate expectations (people thought that interest rates were
/ n5 r+ z2 h* V' T& Ngoing up) rather than liquidity. Chapter 11 companies have no problem getting secured and when they file for
! z5 U5 \" D6 W) R( o: }: `bankruptcy, they already have debt financing in place.
5 x' v4 Y2 p( p3 X' v European banks – European bank lending conditions are tighter. This is the weakest link in the financial chain
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' k) K8 d ^4 u7 C Emerging markets – Sovereign rates have rallied along with U.S. Treasuries. High-grade corporates in
; G: p& o) e$ S! Uemerging markets have no problem with funding. |
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