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Buoyant primary market activity and flows continue to support credit and EM debt markets, while government bonds reverse course amid reassuring economic data as markets revised down central banks’ rate cut prospects.

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08/07/2025

US bonds had a strong month, with both interest rates and credit spreads lower, while European fixed income had to discount higher than expected German government bond issuances and the possible end of the ECB rate cut cycle.

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01/07/2025

The US Federal Reserve held its target range for the Fed Funds rate unchanged yesterday, as widely expected, and the SNB -- one last cut, likely done in a highly uncertain environment.

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20/03/2025

What is at stake, what to look for, and what are the implications?

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20/02/2025

The Fed acknowledges that fiscal dominance has arrived in the US

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20/12/2024

A tale of two central banks: the ECB navigates stagflation and the SNB fights deflation pressures coming from CHF strength

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13/12/2024

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