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Forget Stocks, IG Credit’s Half-Trillion, Back-To-Back Bonanza Is The Real Story

April 30, 2020April 30, 2020

Go ahead, everybody – indulge yourself in Fed jokes.

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Carnivals And Pixie Dust.

April 2, 2020

Go figure.

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$74 Billion In Three Days: Corporate America Goes On Record Borrowing Binge

September 5, 2019September 5, 2019

It’s official.

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Apple Has $200 Billion In Cash – But It’s Borrowing $7 Billion Anyway

September 4, 2019September 4, 2019

A sign of the times…

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Now Is Not The Time To Lean Into The Illiquidity Premium In Credit, One Bank Warns

August 16, 2019

There’s always ETFs, though, right?

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‘Living In A Very Strange World’

July 27, 2019November 14, 2021

“Negative credit could soon be the norm”.

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David Vs. Goliath: Einhorn Takes On The US Corporate Debt Bubble

July 25, 2019November 14, 2021

“Good luck, we’re all counting on you”.

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The Bad News Is, ‘The Next Recession Could See The Third-Worst Spread Peak In History’

April 3, 2019April 14, 2019

The good news is, it won’t be because of defaults.

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For US Credit Investors, The ‘Sum Of All Concerns’ Just Hit A Five-Year Low – Just Don’t Tell Anyone In Europe

March 11, 2019

“…most concerns have declined notably.”

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As Greed Returns, Remember: ‘Strong Rallies Should Lead To Less, Not More Optimism’

February 5, 2019October 26, 2021

“…sometimes you are compensated for this skewed perception and other times you are not.”

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The Last Time BBBs Did This, Stocks Were At Record Highs

January 30, 2019

The latest from the “BBB apocalypse” saga.

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‘We Feel The Need To Shout About This Risk Even Louder’: Angels In Europe

January 26, 2019

Fallen angel risk, European style.

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‘Fallen Angel Risk’ Still Front And Center Despite Bounce As $186 Billion Of Bonds ‘Migrate’ To BBB

January 25, 2019

…nobody wants to assign a high probability to what would be a catastrophic event. 

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IG Credit Potpourri: BBB Apocalypse Update And A Liquidity Check

January 22, 2019

A lot of ad hoc musings here cobbled together and submitted for your approval.

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What Are Stocks And Other Assets Saying About The Odds Of A US Recession?

January 7, 2019

Remember: anything is better than Larry Kudlow’s “models”.

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Requiem For 2018: A Visual Retrospective

January 1, 2019October 24, 2021

At least we know what 2019’s consensus longs are.

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Fear And The Market’s Perverse Fascination With Calamity

December 30, 2018April 11, 2022

Fear is self-reinforcing.

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It All Falls Down: Stocks Crash Again As Trump Shutdown Begets Friday Rout

December 21, 2018October 23, 2021

It’s over for Trump.

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Veteran Trader: ‘Credit Spreads Are All That Matter’

December 21, 2018December 21, 2018

“Or have we reached that ‘obscene point’ where it makes sense to take out some blue tickets?”

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Clock Strikes Midnight On Leveraged Loan Cinderella Story As Outflows Hit New Record

December 21, 2018October 23, 2021

“It’s in the hole!”

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Junk ETFs Stress Tested, Reflation Bled Dry And Other Thoughts As Things Go From Bad To Worse

December 20, 2018December 20, 2018

A visual (and narrative) odyssey.

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Here’s The Latest On The Fallen Angel Story…

December 16, 2018

It’s “barely started”.

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As Chanos Warns On ‘Fragility’, Goldman Tells You Where The Tail Risks Are

December 14, 2018December 14, 2018

Putting some nuance on Jim’s “fragility” warning and “chasing tail” with Goldman.

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‘When The Largest ETF Buyer Exits, Nobody Wants To Catch A Falling Knife’

November 24, 2018November 24, 2018

This is such a familiar refrain that it wouldn’t even bear mentioning at this point were it not for the fact that it’s now reversing – with entirely predictable consequences. 

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Goldman: ‘The Tide Has Shifted’ In Credit Markets And Here’s Why…

November 24, 2018

“Three factors have driven this shift.”

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Jeff Gundlach Is ‘Amazed’ At How ‘Copacetic’ Markets Are About Coming Credit Apocalypse

November 21, 2018

“Stay out of investment grade bonds.”

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The Press Knows What Will Cause The Next Crisis, And It’s Corporate Debt

November 18, 2018November 18, 2018

“For financial journalists, pinpointing the source of the next meltdown is no easy task. The ones who did so pre-2008 were few.”

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