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In a particularly noteworthy start to the year, we have seen the UK take the lead in the ABS primary markets, with two UK master trust RMBS deals pricing in the first week of January,

TwentyFour Asset Management, the London and New York-based specialist fixed income investor, has announced the appointment of a new partner from within its marketing team.

The solid end to 2023 for financial markets has influenced a positive start to 2024.

The ECB's annual SREP results revealed a resilient European banking sector. Jakub Lichwa discusses that despite facing headwinds in 2023, the overall scores for 106 institutions remained steady at 2.6, with 71% of these institutions maintaining their scores, while 15% showed improvement.

The tightening of monetary policy has given rise to concerns about the health of mortgage markets due to higher interest rates , leading to questions about the expected resilience of residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS).

The direction of monetary policy rates going forward is more clear, following the Federal Reserve's release of its new summary of economic projections and the dovish remarks of Jerome Powell.

Following October’s encouraging US CPI report and the subsequent comments from Federal Reserve officials, financial markets now anticipate that the Fed has completed its rate hiking cycle having reached terminal rates.

The Chinese economy has experienced a lot of volatility in 2023.

After a horrible year for financial markets in 2022, the macro-outlook for 2023 had a lot of consensus views, with most predicting a much better year ahead, helped by supportive rate cuts from central banks and positive returns from both government bonds and credit.  

The cuts are coming as the cycle of interest-rate hikes ends. In his latest blog, George Curtis discusses how falling inflation, weaker job reports, and signs of a European recession are reshaping expectations for interest rates.

Ford reclaims its investment-grade status after almost four years in high-yield territory. Chris Holman's latest blog reveals why this isn’t just a win for the car company and will have a positive impact on the entire US high-yield market.

The TwentyFour Advent Calendar is a collection of 24 stats telling the story of fixed income and markets this year. The calendar covers everything from interest-rate rises and record bond issuance to falling house prices and disappearing banks.