{"id":59813,"date":"2023-09-11T23:50:41","date_gmt":"2023-09-12T03:50:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ifintechworld.com\/markets\/watch-this-canary-in-the-coal-mine-for-signs-of-trouble-in-markets-neuberger-berman-cio-says\/"},"modified":"2023-09-11T23:50:45","modified_gmt":"2023-09-12T03:50:45","slug":"watch-this-canary-in-the-coal-mine-for-signs-of-trouble-in-markets-neuberger-berman-cio-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ifintechworld.com\/?p=59813","title":{"rendered":"Watch this \u2018canary in the coal mine\u2019 for signs of trouble in markets, Neuberger Berman CIO says"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"js-article__body\" itemprop=\"articleBody\" data-sbid=\"WP-MKTW-0002490175\" role=\"document\">\n<p>Neuberger Berman, an asset manager with eight decades under its belt, is on the lookout for cracks in credit markets from the Federal Reserve\u2019s rate-hiking campaign.<\/p>\n<p>Erik Knutzen, chief investment officer of multi asset, worries that several factors  could be a tipping point for the economy, from an economic slowdown in China to U.S. consumers finally becoming exhausted by higher rates. <\/p>\n<div class=\"paywall\">\n<p>Yet Knutzen expects the high-yield, or junk bond, market to serve as the \u201ccanary in the coal mine\u201d for broader market volatility, acting as \u201cperhaps the most visible threat, and therefore one we think could be priced in sooner than later.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Bloomberg U.S. High Yield Bond Index has returned 6.4% through the end of August, producing one of the year\u2019s highest gains in fixed income, helped along by a \u201cresilient U.S. economy coupled with still-available financial liquidity,\u201d according to the Wells Fargo Investment Institute. <\/p>\n<p>But Knutzen worries that as the high-yield maturity wall draws closer, \u201cthe first policy rate cuts get priced further and further out, raising the threat of expensive refinancings.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The 10-year Treasury yield\u2019s<br \/>\n        BX: TMUBMUSD10Y<br \/>\n       climb to a multidecade high in August of almost 4.4% left many major U.S. corporations in early September hesitant to borrow beyond 10 years.<\/p>\n<p>Starting next year, some $700 billion of high-yield bonds are set to mature through the end of 2027, with a big slice of the refinancing need coming from companies with riskier credit ratings below the top BB ratings bracket.<\/p>\n<div data-layout=\"inline\n                \" data-layout-mobile=\"\" class=\"\n          media-object\n          type-InsetMediaIllustration\n            inline\n  article__inset\n          article__inset--type-InsetMediaIllustration\n            article__inset--inline\n  \"><\/p>\n<p>          <!-- eventually when we know what this card will be we can change it and leave this one --><\/p>\n<figure class=\"\n        media-object-image\n        enlarge-image\n        img-inline\n        article__inset__image\n      \" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><\/p>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<p>The two big U.S. exchange-traded funds linked to junk bonds are the SPDR Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF<br \/>\n        JNK<br \/>\n       and the iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF<br \/>\n        HYG<span>,<\/span><br \/>\n       both up 1.8% and 1.5% on the year through Monday, respectively, while offering dividend yields of more than 5.8%, according to FactSet.<\/p>\n<p>Of note, fixed-income strategists at the Wells Fargo Investment Institute also said they see risks emerging in junk bonds for companies rated B and below, particularly with spread in the sector trading less than 400 basis points above the risk-free Treasury rate since July. Spreads are the premium that investors are paid on bonds to help compensate for default risks. <\/p>\n<p>Top corporate executives appear hopeful that the Federal Reserve will cut rates sooner than later. Fed Chairman Jerome Powell said in Jackson Hole, Wyo., in August that the central bank is prepared to keep its policy rate restrictive for a while to get inflation down to its 2% target.<\/p>\n<p>To that end, Neuberger Berman, which has roughly $443 billion in managed assets, sees several sources of volatility lurking through year\u2019s end, and has a \u201cdefensive inclination\u201d in equity and credit, favoring high-quality companies with plenty of free cash flow, high cash balances and less expensive long-term debt. <\/p>\n<p>U.S. stocks booked gains on Monday after a week of losses, with the S&amp;P 500 index<br \/>\n        SPX<br \/>\n       and Nasdaq Composite Index<br \/>\n        COMP<br \/>\n       scoring their best daily percentage gains in about two weeks. The Dow Jones Industrial Average<br \/>\n        DJIA<br \/>\n       advanced 0.3%. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Read the full article <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marketwatch.com\/story\/watch-this-canary-in-the-coal-mine-for-signs-of-trouble-in-markets-neuberger-berman-cio-says-c83545e0?mod=markets\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Neuberger Berman, an asset manager with eight decades under its belt, is on the lookout for cracks in credit markets from the Federal Reserve\u2019s rate-hiking campaign. 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