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Discover how Candriam, with its low-correlation alternative strategy, is navigating the credit markets in these paradigm-shifting times. Nicolas Jullien, CFA, Head of High Yield & Credit Arbitrage and Thomas Joret, Senior Fund Manager, provide you with the essential information you need to understand this strategy.

March was a clement month for investors, with most asset classes delivering a positive performance.

High yield markets are shrinking. Do you know that they have contracted by 25% over the past two years? The ICE BofA BB-B Global High Yield Index has lost $654 million in value. In the meanwhile, investor demand for credit and high yield has rebounded at the end of last year.

On April 13, Iran decided to strike Israel with 300 drones and missiles following an attack on its diplomatic compound in Syria. Regional escalation and oil price are at risk. This tail risk cannot be ignored. We are closely monitoring the unfolding situation.

February was marked by a strong investor preference for risky assets, with equities on both sides of the Atlantic performing well.

With 2024 underway, many bond investors are still wondering how the environment for Emerging Markets debt will differ from that of 2023.. Indeed, it looks more benign for Emerging Market Debt ….

The major advantage of a convertible bond is its ability to gain exposure to the equity markets while benefiting from downside protection.

Has commercial real estate reached its inflection point? With little transaction activity, price and index data are generated with a lag. Market prices can change much more rapidly than they can be aggregated and reported. Investors must rely on fundamental analysis and experience more than data to time the recovery.