Inflation
Inflation options popular as investors look for protection
A number of insurance companies and pension funds have bought 0% floors this year amid concerns about deflation. One high-profile trade has received particular attention, encouraging other market players...
Asset swaps continue to be a key source of inflation supply. But with the pick-up for asset swap investors much lower than it was last year, how successful have dealers been in cultivating new sources...
After a slowdown in linker issuance last year, Agence France Trésor has upped volumes in response to renewed investor demand. Asset swappers are playing a smaller part, with greater interest from domestic...
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Uncertain outcomes – insurers and pension funds tackle inflation risk...
With central banks’ discount windows pouring money out at rock-bottom rates but economies still slow to use up excess capacity, the outlook for inflation has never been murkier. Uncertainty has created arbitrage opportunities for inflation risk managers....
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