Sentences with phrase «tight credit spreads»

In times of tight credit spreads, the pressure on these banks to «cheat» when it comes to risk taking and disclosure becomes irresistible.

Lower volatility and tighter credit spreads make it harder to generate income from selling related options.

Cheap and available money, evidenced by tight credit spreads, explains more than 50 % of the variation in equity market volatility.

Today's tight credit spreads reflect low levels of market volatility.

We prefer to take risk in equities rather than credit, given tight credit spreads, low yields and a maturing cycle.

For credit markets, default rates are low, but extraordinarily tight credit spreads largely already reflect that fact.

In terms of quality, low quality continues to win, which is a function of tight credit spreads.

Lower volatility and tighter credit spreads make it harder to generate income from selling related options.

Today's tight credit spreads reflect low levels of market volatility.

Expensive valuations are evident in relatively tight credit spreads across eurozone countries despite the differentiation priced into sovereign bonds.

Expensive valuations are evident in relatively tight credit spreads across eurozone countries despite the differentiation priced into sovereign bonds.

The markets» low - yield environment hit the bank with tighter credit spreads, which were reflected in a $ 567 million pretax debit valuation adjustment loss.

The year 2017 was a challenging one for global macro advisors as generally tight credit spreads, muted inflation expectations, unprecedented — and we believe unsustainable — accommodative monetary policy and some complacency about geopolitical risks somewhat suppressed opportunities for global macro managers.

For example, the folks on the FOMC don't seem to understand that low interest rates and artificially tight credit spreads retard private business investment and advances in productivity.

Tight credit spreads mean that corporations can (borrow) enter fixed commitments cheaply, and lenders, dearly.

Of note, the new Chinese muni bonds were priced tight at issuance and they continue to trade at tight credit spreads above the sovereign bond yields.

However, credit is not cheap across the board, so we focus on higher - quality corporates within a world of tight credit spreads.

However, when financial conditions were easing, indicated by tighter credit spreads, the Russell 2000 outperformed by roughly 1 percent a month.

Tight credit spreads make life tough for all but the best run banks.

It was also thanks to improved market conditions, the firm said, «including rising interest rates and tighter credit spreads.»

I noted a week ago that Bernanke had essentially eased monetary policy by spurring a loosening of financial conditions via higher stock prices, lower bond yields, tighter credit spreads, and a weakening of the U.S. dollar.

By looking at how the credit spread for a category of bonds is changing, you can get an idea of how «cheap» (wide credit spread) or «expensive» (tight credit spread) the market for those bonds is related to historical credit spreads.

While longer - term growth concerns are still weighing on valuation metrics, looser financial conditions — and tighter credit spreads, in particular — are helping.

Tight credit spreads, high valuations, narrowing breadth, low - ish implied volatility, faltering momentum, IPOs priced at speculative levels... but that doesn't give us any help with timing.

However, credit is not cheap across the board, so we focus on higher - quality corporates within a world of tight credit spreads.