★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)Economics & TradeFinance China’s Credit Ratings Face Negative Outlook, Foreign Outflows Continue to Flatten Equity Performance Moody's shifted their outlook on China's sovereign credit rating to "negative" on Tuesday morning, highlighting a potential need for stimulus…McAlinden Research PartnersDecember 5, 2023
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)MarketsMonetary PolicyPolitics & Policy Outlook on US Debt Now Negative at Moody’s, Government Shutdown Could Carry Yield Implications Moody's now maintains a "negative" outlook on US sovereign debt, compounding a credit rating downgrade from Fitch Ratings in August,…McAlinden Research PartnersNovember 13, 2023
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)FinanceMonetary Policy Persistent Bond Fund Bonanza Indicative of Increasingly Aggressive Bets on US Treasury Yield Trajectory Record monthly volume in a key US bond fund throughout October was symptomatic of burgeoning interest in US treasuries among…McAlinden Research PartnersNovember 6, 2023
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)FinancePolitics & Policy US TIC Data Shows Foreign Official Treasury Holders are Cutting Exposure, Potentially Pushing up Yields Though total foreign holdings of US Treasuries have risen throughout the past several months, the latest Treasury International Capital (TIC)…McAlinden Research PartnersOctober 19, 2023
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)FinancePolitics & Policy Fitch’s US Debt Downgrade Dismissed by Some, But Could be Driving Long-Term Rates Higher A downgrade of the US's sovereign debt by Fitch Ratings, from AAA to AA+, has been widely dismissed by government…McAlinden Research PartnersAugust 3, 2023
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)Economics & TradeEnergy & EnvironmentPolitics & Policy Russian Default Unlikely to Dent Ambitions, New Gold Ban Will Have Similar Impact to Oil Embargoes Russia has officially fallen into default on its foreign debt for the first time in more than a century due…McAlinden Research PartnersJune 28, 2022
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)Economics & TradeMarketsMonetary Policy Emerging Markets Face a Fragmented Future as Buoyant Dollar and Chinese Loans Fuel Debt Crisis Fears Emerging Markets continue to languish under a strong USD and fading growth prospects. Each of those factors are intensifying the large…McAlinden Research PartnersJune 21, 2022
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)Economics & TradeMonetary Policy Emerging Market Prospects Pulverized by Dollar’s Rise, China Could Make or Break a Potential Comeback Unrelenting Dollar strength throughout the year has whittled away at broadly positive expectations for emerging markets in 2022. With the…McAlinden Research PartnersMay 10, 2022
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)CommoditiesEconomics & TradeFinancePolitics & Policy Russian Default Remains Insignificant for Global Economy, Could Raise Risks for Emerging Markets Unable to access the majority of its foreign exchange reserves and locked out of global financial infrastructure, Russia's central bank appears…McAlinden Research PartnersMarch 15, 2022
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)Economics & TradeMarketsMonetary Policy Emerging Markets Log Another Year of Slack, But Expectations for a 2022 Rebound are Stirring Emerging markets equities largely underperformed major indices in 2021, a continuation of longer-term weakness. However, expectations for a reversal of…McAlinden Research PartnersJanuary 5, 2022