As bonds are selling off while risk assets continue to rise, David Riley discusses the disconnect between the bond and equity markets and the relevance of the yield-curve for investors.

David Riley discusses the macro implications of the Ukraine-Russia crisis, how financial markets and central banks are reacting, and the Fed’s first interest rate hike since December 2018.

Tim Leary joins the BlueBay Insights podcast to give a 5min update on global high yield markets.

We asked Tim:

1. It’s been volatile start to the year – how much has come from interest rate moves and how much is risk-premium driven?
2. Can you take us through the performance of leveraged loans relative to high yield bonds so far this year – are you seeing any mispricing opportunities here? 
3. With defaults picking up, are there any safe havens in high yield?
4. Now we’re well into Q1, have you seen any clear trends in flows?
5. We’ve seen green and ESG stocks suffer heavy sell-offs over the past few months. Have ESG-related credits suffered the same fate?
6. How are you positioning as we shift into spring?

Mark Shohet joins the BlueBay Insights podcast to share his expertise on CLOs and the current market opportunity.

We asked Mark:

1. What is a CLO?
2. How do the debt tranches work in practice?
3. What differentiates a CLO from other securitised products?
4. How big is the CLO market and what are the issuance expectations for this year?
5. What’s performance been like so far in 2022?
6. Are CLOs looking attractive in the current market environment?
7. How are the fundamentals?
8. What do you see as the biggest risk for the asset class?

David Riley is joined by BlueBay’s EM Senior Sovereign Strategist Timothy Ash to discuss the macroeconomic implications of the Russia/Ukraine conflict.

David Riley is joined by BlueBay’s EM Senior Sovereign Strategist Timothy Ash in this special podcast discussing the rapidly escalating Russia-Ukraine conflict.

David Riley shares his views on higher government bond yields, the ECB’s hawkish tilt, new US data points and the global bond market sell-off.

David Riley shares his views on volatility in equity markets, geo-political tensions, and the Fed meeting.

David Riley shares his views on Fed catch up and the move to higher yields.

David Riley updates us on the latest raft of central bank meetings: the Fed’s hawkish pivot, the end of the ECB’s pandemic emergency purchase programme and a rise in Bank of England interest rates.