14 May 2025 Flash Fixed Income Flash Fixed Income: Are markets complacent on tariff risks? The question for investors now is how much of the macro risk remains, and how well that risk is being reflected in asset valuations. Read more
12 May 2025 TwentyFour Blog European banks bullish despite tariff uncertainty European banks are coming to the end of the Q1 2025 reporting season, and on the surface there are multiple headwinds to contend with. Interest rates – generally a significant factor in banks’ earning potential – have come down from peak levels, and economic uncertainty has been heightened by somewhat inconsistent trade rhetoric from the US administration. Read more
9 May 2025 TwentyFour Blog What does UK deal tell us about tariffs? With much fanfare, President Trump and Prime Minister Starmer announced a “historic” trade deal between the US and UK on Thursday. The main points for the UK are a reduction in auto tariffs from 27.5% to 10% for the first 100,000 cars that enter the US, and the removal of steel and aluminium tariffs. Read more
6 May 2025 TwentyFour Blog The state of play in fixed income after April turmoil April was one of the most volatile months across financial markets in recent memory, triggered by President Trump’s sweeping tariff announcement on April 2. While much has been written about the geopolitical and economic implications, here we will focus on how equity, credit and rates markets have adjusted following what was a sharp sell-off and subsequent recovery. Read more
28 Apr 2025 TwentyFour Blog Lottomatica reopens high yield for right names The high yield bond market reopened in Europe last week after a three-week hiatus triggered by the US tariffs fallout. Aside from a private placement by Very Group on April 10, the last public European high yield deal was from UK homebuilder Miller Homes on March 31, so we were interested to see how the first post-tariffs deal would be received. Read more
23 Apr 2025 TwentyFour Blog Rating upgrades highlight Europe’s improved position With a week currently feeling like a long time in geopolitics, the European sovereign crisis at the beginning of the last decade feels even more like a distant memory. The road to recovery for Europe’s periphery economies has been long and windy, but post-Covid it has been surprisingly smooth. Read more
22 Apr 2025 TwentyFour Blog What next for European ABS post-tariffs? Markets settled down last week thanks to the absence of headlines around tariffs. There is a universal acceptance that uncertainty and volatility will remain, though a series of constructive data prints relating to inflation and labour markets have now been navigated, and investors are shifting their focus to how central banks will weigh up the growth and inflationary impact of tariffs at the next round of meetings. Read more
14 Apr 2025 TwentyFour Blog Three conclusions from a chaotic week for markets Last week was one of the most volatile on record. President Trump's announcement of a 90-day pause in reciprocal tariffs for every country bar China sparked one of the largest rallies in equity indices in recent history. Read more
11 Apr 2025 Flash Fixed Income Flash Fixed Income: Treasuries made Trump blink After a chaotic week in global markets following the tariffs announced by President Trump on April 2, at time of writing (April 10) investors are left to contemplate 125% tariffs on China, a baseline 10% on the rest of the world, 25% on auto imports and a 90-day pause on more punitive rates. Read more
9 Apr 2025 Market Update TwentyFour Investor Update - April 2025 President Trump’s tariffs have sparked a global sell-off across risk assets, and we expect markets to remain volatile in the short-term given the implications for the global economy. Watch now
7 Apr 2025 TwentyFour Blog European banks show no sign of funding stress in tariff sell-off With the market focus over the last week or so being firmly on equities and credit spreads, it is worth zooming in on developments in the European bank credit default swap (CDS) market. Read more
4 Apr 2025 TwentyFour Blog The growing appeal of Significant Risk Transfer in private credit While much of the focus in private credit has been on direct lending, Significant Risk Transfer (SRT) is emerging as a compelling alternative. What began as a regulatory tool is now gaining traction with a growing investor base, as banks look to optimise capital and issuance reaches record highs. Read more