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 The lesson we learned from the 2008-2009 credit crunch is how credit markets affect stock valuations. As long7 ]# @8 D/ L0 e) k
as funding markets stay open, equities are valued as going concerns. But if credit markets close, markets may4 L2 r% e1 l. h8 T) J, |
impose liquidation values.$ N( y2 ?' s6 g$ z
 In the summer, the European credit crisis caused another round of market worries about a credit shutdown. In0 u L9 y- J3 \7 w& t. @
August, we said a credit shutdown was unlikely – we continue to hold that view.
9 t) o9 D! O4 q% C Y4 z The collapse of interest rates on 10-year Treasuries to 2% leaves banks, insurance companies and pension7 S) X4 w1 x/ ^' q2 h1 j( v+ y
scrambling for higher yields to satisfy their obligations – this is supportive of corporate bond markets.* {% H5 m# w8 F n( l$ v
: I' b! f+ l6 @/ ~6 gA look at credit markets- q" K" C+ @. L9 a5 n
 Investment grade – $17 billion in new issues were placed last Wednesday. We’re expecting $80-$100 billion in
1 W& ?7 i% B1 K: DSeptember. Non-financial investment grade is the new safe haven.
1 v7 ?! g' o) w4 }9 H3 f, z, i+ _ High yield – In March, the spread above governments was 450 basis points, today it’s 740 bps. Yields were 7%
% B1 s. P% i) K% _; U' Dthen, now they are 8.5%. New issuance has been about $30 billion a month, although August saw only $1
' O& k8 A! G( x! n9 c2 }billion. That said, the market is still open. Risk has been repriced – but appropriately priced issues still have) G8 |/ p; U M& o
access to the market. There are only two parts of the global bond market having difficulty – ultra-low-grade
2 d5 F( e7 a* YCCC issues and European high yield, which are both down about 2.5% year-to-date. All other bond markets are( m2 N" f& |8 i/ D+ u% [3 L
positive for the year-do-date, including high yield.' d$ H8 A6 Q5 H: `" U/ @2 b, n
 Mortgages – There is no funding for new construction, but existing quality properties are having no trouble2 o1 o% q' r4 d8 v& [9 k: i4 e
finding financing.
5 t' Z2 ^0 K+ f! H6 P$ ~' J Commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) – In the summer, there were two failed transactions, but they
, X6 r9 p9 J9 e. i3 n. Owere subsequently repriced and placed. In the fall, there will be more deals.
% T4 X! K8 T" p2 K9 S- Z Leveraged floating rate collateralized loans – The index was trading at $90 last September, $96 in March and
, O/ C0 t# b6 S- N6 s5 b( cis now back to $90. Changes were a result of interest rate expectations (people thought that interest rates were
5 G: y6 z- m% u7 v/ F5 m( Sgoing up) rather than liquidity. Chapter 11 companies have no problem getting secured and when they file for
. h/ j; D- J5 C) tbankruptcy, they already have debt financing in place.
% k! q% Q6 K! c8 p0 D European banks – European bank lending conditions are tighter. This is the weakest link in the financial chain4 ^4 K8 m4 |: `: u
today.4 ~& R. f3 J' ~ G
 Emerging markets – Sovereign rates have rallied along with U.S. Treasuries. High-grade corporates in
2 F+ n1 Z/ [" t% [emerging markets have no problem with funding. |
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