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Current situation
$ W( x& A% S3 n/ K/ g# o; N The lesson we learned from the 2008-2009 credit crunch is how credit markets affect stock valuations. As long- m$ O7 q2 z' ]" y* v7 s
as funding markets stay open, equities are valued as going concerns. But if credit markets close, markets may
' g& m4 ?9 u3 i+ wimpose liquidation values.
3 J0 H' F x' v) F0 P* ?0 z In the summer, the European credit crisis caused another round of market worries about a credit shutdown. In
5 S h0 P. r6 j3 c6 g& |) o RAugust, we said a credit shutdown was unlikely – we continue to hold that view.
" K C: F$ Z. R# Z The collapse of interest rates on 10-year Treasuries to 2% leaves banks, insurance companies and pension
/ c& ^7 o* B& \! ~ Uscrambling for higher yields to satisfy their obligations – this is supportive of corporate bond markets.* C. k. l, Q K, k
$ l: C" J+ g6 D7 Z, BA look at credit markets: E5 n u* X; v% @- n* d
 Investment grade – $17 billion in new issues were placed last Wednesday. We’re expecting $80-$100 billion in
5 x% S" i6 c6 n% w0 Y# ISeptember. Non-financial investment grade is the new safe haven./ D- \: Q4 R" z" q8 y/ |' @
 High yield – In March, the spread above governments was 450 basis points, today it’s 740 bps. Yields were 7%
$ t- V) s! ]: Ithen, now they are 8.5%. New issuance has been about $30 billion a month, although August saw only $11 E/ y1 X/ ]7 v5 D% }
billion. That said, the market is still open. Risk has been repriced – but appropriately priced issues still have" j; _3 M. l" A- N$ _5 A0 O
access to the market. There are only two parts of the global bond market having difficulty – ultra-low-grade
* H7 T: O4 m3 W2 g; g3 UCCC issues and European high yield, which are both down about 2.5% year-to-date. All other bond markets are% y, g9 K# t% G* Z
positive for the year-do-date, including high yield.
8 i0 g" ?9 C. x! P7 N Mortgages – There is no funding for new construction, but existing quality properties are having no trouble" l7 y; m: j' z) t( D- H" t
finding financing.; d- n6 R# y, W8 o/ K
 Commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) – In the summer, there were two failed transactions, but they2 \. o3 O& S& e4 X
were subsequently repriced and placed. In the fall, there will be more deals., T& v3 Z+ v. a/ Z# E5 y0 g
 Leveraged floating rate collateralized loans – The index was trading at $90 last September, $96 in March and
/ {- _& {( R: X: z3 Fis now back to $90. Changes were a result of interest rate expectations (people thought that interest rates were
/ k s, ?% R0 V" ?going up) rather than liquidity. Chapter 11 companies have no problem getting secured and when they file for
+ J8 a. ~0 T% l& \- lbankruptcy, they already have debt financing in place.
) B- a8 d; H, n1 R; { European banks – European bank lending conditions are tighter. This is the weakest link in the financial chain
1 @% t( Y8 w- E/ d; B( Ltoday.. p& H* q0 @! a1 u. ]" w3 a
 Emerging markets – Sovereign rates have rallied along with U.S. Treasuries. High-grade corporates in
# ?* \( J" D7 [2 nemerging markets have no problem with funding. |
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