EPISODE · Mar 12, 2025 · 42 MIN
Tariffs, Debt Brake, Fed and ECB Impact on Credit: Credit Crunch
from FICC Focus · host Bloomberg Intelligence
Government bonds sold off in the past weeks, due to tariff news from the US and the debt brake being eased soon in Germany and this has increased the probabilities of rate cuts by central banks, including the Fed. Credit rallied through this mayhem and the big question is, will this strength continue? In this episode of our Credit Crunch podcast, host Mahesh Bhimalingam, Global Head of Credit Strategy at Bloomberg Intelligence, and Pierre Krief, Head of Credit at CDC (Caisse Des Depots ET Consignations) discuss tariffs and debt brake effect on inflation, growth and central bank policy, its impact on global credit and the challenges of taking a directional view after the big rates moves. They discuss rates, yields and credit spreads along with curve steepening, the dollar weakness and their impact on credit.
What this episode covers
Government bonds sold off in the past weeks, due to tariff news from the US and the debt brake being eased soon in Germany and this has increased the probabilities of rate cuts by central banks, including the Fed. Credit rallied through this mayhem and the big question is, will this strength continue? In this episode of our Credit Crunch podcast, host Mahesh Bhimalingam, Global Head of Credit Strategy at Bloomberg Intelligence, and Pierre Krief, Head of Credit at CDC (Caisse Des Depots ET Consignations) discuss tariffs and debt brake effect on inflation, growth and central bank policy, its impact on global credit and the challenges of taking a directional view after the big rates moves. They discuss rates, yields and credit spreads along with curve steepening, the dollar weakness and their impact on credit.
NOW PLAYING
Tariffs, Debt Brake, Fed and ECB Impact on Credit: Credit Crunch
No transcript for this episode yet
Similar Episodes
No similar episodes found.