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S&P/LSTA Leveraged Loan Index Analysis: December 2019
The U.S. leveraged loan market ended 2019 on a positive note, gaining 1.60% in December, the highest return in eight months and the third-biggest gain of the year, according to the S&P/LSTA Leveraged Loan Index Monthly Review for December.
S&P/LSTA Leveraged Loan Index Analysis: November 2019
U.S. leveraged loans gained 0.59% in November, rebounding from a 0.45% slide in October—the worst reading this year—and ending the three-month slump in secondary prices, according to the S&P/LSTA Loan Index Monthly Review for November.
S&P/LSTA Leveraged Loan Index Analysis: October 2019
Th e S&P/LSTA Leveraged Loan Index lost 0.45% in October, its worst month so far this year, virtually erasing September’s 0.47% gain. The Index has averaged a 0.62% gain per month in 2019, though only a 0.09% gain per month since May, according to the S&P/LSTA Loan Index Monthly Review for October.
S&P/LSTA Leveraged Loan Index Analysis: September 2019
Conditions improved in both the primary and secondary loan markets in September. More than $40 billion of institutional loans were launched into syndication, the busiest month this year, and secondary prices recouped some of the losses seen in August, according to the S&P/LSTA Loan Index Monthly Review for September.
S&P/LSTA Leveraged Loan Index Analysis: August 2019
Rising tensions over trade, concerns about a weakening global economy, and expectations of further interest-rate cuts this year took their toll on U.S. leveraged loan returns in August, according to the S&P/LSTA Loan Index Monthly Review for August.
S&P/LSTA Leveraged Loan Index Analysis: July 2019
Conditions in the U.S. leveraged loan market improved markedly in July, according to the S&P/LSTA Loan Index Monthly Review for July.
S&P/LSTA Leveraged Loan Index Analysis: June 2019
The U.S. leveraged loan asset class gained 24 bps in June, an improvement over May (when it lost 0.22%) but a disappointing reading compared to the rest of 2019, which has so far seen loans advance an average of 0.94% per month, according to the S&P/LSTA Loan Index Monthly Review for June.
S&P/LSTA Leveraged Loan Index Analysis: May 2019
Ongoing U.S./China trade war jitters, coupled with a dip in overall investor demand, forced the U.S. leveraged loan segment in May to give back some of April’s healthy gains, according to the S&P/LSTA Loan Index Monthly Review for May.
S&P/LSTA Leveraged Loan Index Analysis: April 2019
The persistent new-issue drought in the U.S. leveraged loan market prompted the universe of outstanding loans to shrink slightly in April, snapping a 15-month, M&A-fueled growth spurt that took the size of the market well beyond $1 trillion, according to the S&P/LSTA Loan Index Monthly Review for April.
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