Morningstar: a leading provider of investment information worldwide. http://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/news/2109/RSS.aspx Tue, 14 May 2013 17:41:00 GMT http://backend.userland.com/rss RSS.NET: http://www.rssdotnet.com/ BONDS STRATEGIST: The tale continues to be all about the Federal Reserve and its ongoing quantitative easing programme http://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/news/108264/the-bond-story-remains-the-same.aspx Tue, 14 May 2013 17:41:00 GMT Commentary on earnings calls suggests that economic activity in Europe continues to slow and the pace of consumer spending in the US has decelerated in April http://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/news/107759/credit-markets-stand-back-and-watch-equity-markets-vacillate.aspx Tue, 23 Apr 2013 12:41:00 GMT BOND STRATEGIST: The corporate bond market has been sceptical of the equity market's relentless march higher, but it appears that credit investors finally capitulated http://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/news/107545/corporate-credit-market-begins-to-catch-equity-markets.aspx Tue, 16 Apr 2013 10:24:00 GMT BOND STRATEGIST: Did you know Japan has more than JPY 1 quadrillion (yes, that's correct) of outstanding debt, representing about 200% of GDP? http://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/news/107418/bond-markets-shaken-in-europe-stirred-in-japan.aspx Thu, 11 Apr 2013 09:02:00 GMT BOND STRATEGIST: Spreads are widening among European-bank bonds, while holders of Cypriot bonds are now at a greater risk of impairment in future bailouts http://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/news/107028/investors-viewing-european-banks-with-a-wary-eye.aspx Wed, 03 Apr 2013 18:16:00 GMT BOND STATEGIST: Morningstar's Dave Sekera explains why investors are becoming too complacent about risks in Europe http://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/news/106614/european-problems-have-not-been-resolved.aspx Tue, 19 Mar 2013 10:58:00 GMT BOND STRATEGIST: A review of how the recent Italian elections and the US sequester will affect credit markets http://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/news/106249/weaker-credit-spreads-due-to-italian-uncertainties.aspx Tue, 05 Mar 2013 16:45:00 GMT Emerging countries offers investors big risks and big rewards when it comes to their government and corporate debt markets http://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/news/106090/a-guide-to-emerging-market-debt.aspx Mon, 04 Mar 2013 10:00:00 GMT BOND STRATEGIST: What could shake the credit markets' sanguine disposition in the near term? Europe, China and sluggish US consumer spending http://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/news/106035/equities-retreat-as-corporate-bonds-hold.aspx Tue, 26 Feb 2013 10:07:00 GMT BOND STRATEGIST: As M&A activity heats up, many investors have been scouring their portfolios to reduce exposure to companies that could be subject to debt-leveraging transactions http://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/news/105642/rising-lbo-potential-induces-debt-sell-off.aspx Tue, 12 Feb 2013 14:26:00 GMT BOND STRATEGIST: Many investors tried to dodge the effects of rising interest rates as demand for shorter-duration bonds increased http://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/news/105476/january-spreads-tightened-but-investors-still-lost-money.aspx Wed, 06 Feb 2013 17:27:00 GMT BOND STRATEGIST: While LBOs appear poised to increase, we continue to think that strategic deals will outweigh financial transactions in 2013 http://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/news/105198/plenty-of-cheap-debt-to-go-around.aspx Tue, 29 Jan 2013 10:00:00 GMT BOND STRATEGIST: Dell could be the harbinger of the return of the leveraged buyout http://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/news/105054/ma-activity-poised-to-heat-up.aspx Wed, 23 Jan 2013 16:57:00 GMT The USD-denominated high-yield category has increased risks and low absolute yields http://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/news/104897/is-us-high-yield-overvalued.aspx Fri, 18 Jan 2013 13:29:00 GMT Investors had plenty of cash ready to put to work, but the sheer volume of new issuance and the lack of new issue concessions allowed for weakness in the secondary markets http://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/news/104816/busy-week-in-the-bond-markets.aspx Tue, 15 Jan 2013 14:31:00 GMT Although the fiscal cliff was averted, once the debt-ceiling battle heats up in earnest, access to the new issue market could quickly become impaired http://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/news/104617/credit-markets--us-politics.aspx Tue, 08 Jan 2013 14:54:00 GMT Investment-grade bonds appear to be poised to return low- to mid-single digits in 2013 http://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/news/97902/our-outlook-for-global-credit-markets.aspx Thu, 27 Dec 2012 10:29:00 GMT Market commentators are buzzing about a potential cut to Britain's AAA credit rating in the first half of 2013 http://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/news/97643/when-will-uk-lose-aaa-rating.aspx Fri, 14 Dec 2012 16:53:00 GMT VIDEO: BlackRock's Rick Rieder expects the bond market to focus more on alpha creation next year, but investors should watch for rising duration risk and ongoing troubles in Europe http://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/news/97365/bond-excitement-and-concerns-for-2013.aspx Thu, 06 Dec 2012 13:13:00 GMT Companies that report in US dollars, such as cruise operator Carnival, have recently been rushing to issue debt to fund special dividends ahead of tax hikes http://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/news/97295/companies-issuing-debt-to-fund-special-dividends.aspx Tue, 04 Dec 2012 14:15:00 GMT