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Ending 3/18/22
Top weekly insights from Solve Advisors’ Bank Loans, Municipal Bond, and Corporate Bond market summaries.
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Bank Loan Market Summary
AIR CANADA TL B increased 1.9% from $96.23 to $98.07 following an announcement by the federal government to remove pre-departure testing requirements for fully vaccinated travelers entering Canada starting in April.
ASSOCIATED ASPHALT PARTNERS TL B decreased -2.0% from $80.80 to $79.19 following a ratings downgrade to its CFR to Caa1 from B3. The downgrade is driven by high leverage and weak liquidity due to pressure stemming from volatile crude oil prices.
Transportation: Consumer increased 0.21% last week as airline ticket sales exceed pre-pandemic marks, signaling a promising outlook for the industry.
Municipal Bond Market Summary
PR PRCPWR 5.25 07/01/2033 increased 1.5% from $86.80 to $88.12 as Puerto Rico formally exits bankruptcy, providing a positive outlook for restructuring surrounding its highways and electric power company.
AR PULSCD 2.65 02/01/2040 decreased -6.0% from $97.89 to $92.00 following an ongoing discrimination and retaliation lawsuit between the school district and former superintendent.
IG & HY Corporate Bond Summary
Country Garden (4.2 2/6/2026) increased 22.5% from $50.27 to $61.58 reversing course from last week following Beijing’s call for more property industry support.
British American Tobacco (4.75 11/1/2042) decreased 12.0% from $97.39 to $85.71 as the company looks to transfer Russian business while navigating legal implications brought on by Russia.
Telecommunications was one of the top-performing industries last week with yields dropping 58 bps given a positive revenue growth outlook for the sector in upcoming quarters.
Cifi Holdings Group (6.45 11/7/2024) increased 20.8% from $54.39 to $65.67 alongside other developer groups following Beijing’s call for more property industry support.
Sunac (7.95 8/8/2022) decreased -29.1% from $48.13 to $34.11 following ratings downgrade from ‘BB-‘ to ‘B-‘ as a result of increasing uncertainty over the refinancing of the company’s onshore and offshore capital-market debt alongside falling contracted sales.
Sovereign & Public Finance increased 1.47% last week led by Russia following their $117 million interest payment to foreign bondholders averting default.
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