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Current situation
- t5 e5 j8 }2 A8 R( t The lesson we learned from the 2008-2009 credit crunch is how credit markets affect stock valuations. As long6 e% G+ A0 R! X7 i6 P! P) _
as funding markets stay open, equities are valued as going concerns. But if credit markets close, markets may% E2 u+ K8 d' C. V- O6 @* I6 h3 W
impose liquidation values.
5 C, W+ y; K+ g7 d In the summer, the European credit crisis caused another round of market worries about a credit shutdown. In
9 K9 K9 }* ~# `) U# v0 PAugust, we said a credit shutdown was unlikely – we continue to hold that view.
3 r3 S+ b" G) L' ?: I/ e6 a The collapse of interest rates on 10-year Treasuries to 2% leaves banks, insurance companies and pension9 m4 t) U& X6 ^0 F& M' u' R
scrambling for higher yields to satisfy their obligations – this is supportive of corporate bond markets.4 e5 \. o4 N" }6 B {# e1 q
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A look at credit markets
: I4 M6 V! O* J: U, p! z5 H( ^1 V Investment grade – $17 billion in new issues were placed last Wednesday. We’re expecting $80-$100 billion in
9 l1 c4 G$ K2 T, b$ jSeptember. Non-financial investment grade is the new safe haven. R+ J. I3 ~3 O T
 High yield – In March, the spread above governments was 450 basis points, today it’s 740 bps. Yields were 7%
) `9 R, t; [0 R0 n/ Ithen, now they are 8.5%. New issuance has been about $30 billion a month, although August saw only $1
% r A! c: y8 a. h4 C3 nbillion. That said, the market is still open. Risk has been repriced – but appropriately priced issues still have9 F9 G& F( C) S
access to the market. There are only two parts of the global bond market having difficulty – ultra-low-grade% z8 F# e% V- v
CCC issues and European high yield, which are both down about 2.5% year-to-date. All other bond markets are Z6 b- R9 H9 K P
positive for the year-do-date, including high yield.) X% E7 k+ Q2 j! j
 Mortgages – There is no funding for new construction, but existing quality properties are having no trouble! o. C/ a5 m8 m6 _
finding financing., m0 \6 g8 { u% g, X+ U; E" y
 Commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) – In the summer, there were two failed transactions, but they6 I% Z: Z4 U* q* H$ f$ a7 c% W* I
were subsequently repriced and placed. In the fall, there will be more deals.0 w2 p ]6 ]6 B9 D1 M8 j
 Leveraged floating rate collateralized loans – The index was trading at $90 last September, $96 in March and
: @. K- g) p- Z- F% I- P. q" ris now back to $90. Changes were a result of interest rate expectations (people thought that interest rates were3 M. e4 R S) C/ c7 r1 K7 T
going up) rather than liquidity. Chapter 11 companies have no problem getting secured and when they file for5 }( o& ?7 x) h% O; u/ ~
bankruptcy, they already have debt financing in place.6 V1 s6 V8 ^5 C! L a
 European banks – European bank lending conditions are tighter. This is the weakest link in the financial chain
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0 i/ _$ h& a; l W L" x Emerging markets – Sovereign rates have rallied along with U.S. Treasuries. High-grade corporates in G4 W) N! X" B$ C, x9 a
emerging markets have no problem with funding. |
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