KORP News and Press, American Century Diversified Corporate Bond From 11/22/23

2023-11-22 05:33:00 ET Summary Deal activity involving sustainable companies dropped 15% to touch a three-year low of $111bn. By number of deals, China led the market for sustainable M&A activity, taking an 18% market share. The market for equity issuance remains moribund, wit...

2023-11-15 13:35:00 ET Summary When looking at opportunities across fixed income, credit spreads indicate how much more an investor is being compensated for taking on the additional risk. If spreads are above their long-term average, they are referred to as wide; if they're below ...

2023-11-13 19:15:00 ET Summary Bond prices fluctuated in a pretty wide range last week of about 18 basis points but the MOVE index has been rising since bond yields started rising in August 2021. There is, of course, considerable worry presently about the debt of the US government...

2023-11-10 10:30:00 ET Summary Price compression in index investing has been a huge theme. It's driven so much change in asset management. There is growing innovation in structured products, particularly in the area of sustainability and ESG benchmarks. What we've seen with th...

2023-11-08 18:25:00 ET Summary As we head into 2024, we think that the next phase for the Federal Reserve is likely a pause while the central bank assesses the impact of the tighter lending and financial conditions it’s established. We’re not in the hard landing camp...

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2023-10-29 23:40:00 ET Summary The seas have been rough. There has been very little joy, either in the equity or in the in the bond markets. According to Bloomberg data, for the last three months, the DJIA is -8.58%, the S&P 500 is off –10.14% and the Nasdaq is down -11...

2023-10-19 02:45:00 ET Summary Investors are accustomed to getting a snapshot of the market by looking at the latest index statistics. But today, average spreads and yield for investment-grade corporate bonds are deceptive. A look under the hood reveals that intermediate-maturity ...

2023-10-18 01:35:00 ET Summary Treasury yields across the curve rose to 20-year highs as the market assessed the possibility of the Fed leaving policy rates higher for longer. Credit posted mixed results, with higher risk sectors softening late in the period together with equities...

2023-10-16 12:32:00 ET Summary We turn tactically neutral long-term Treasuries as markets price high-for-longer policy rates but stay underweight strategically. We cut high-quality credit again. U.S. stocks steadied last week as Q3 earnings season started. Ten-year Treasury yields...