Morningstar LSTA Leveraged Loan Index Analysis (Apr 2025)
President Trump's April 2 announcement of sweeping tariffs on goods from a range of countries jolted the US leveraged loan market.
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Morningstar LSTA Leveraged Loan Index Analysis (Mar 2025)
Conditions in the US leveraged loan market worsened in March as sentiment soured due to tariff concerns, capital market volatility, weakening consumer confidence and a…
Morningstar LSTA Leveraged Loan Index Analysis (Feb 2025)
US leveraged loan market sentiment soured in February amid tariff concerns, volatility in the equity markets, and the potential effect of a less certain growth…
Morningstar LSTA Leveraged Loan Index Analysis (Jan 2025)
The US leveraged loan market ended 2024 with multiple entries in the record books.
Morningstar LSTA Leveraged Loan Index Analysis (Dec 2024)
US leveraged loans continued to rally in November, fueled by exceptionally hot demand from CLOs and retail investors, set against very little new issuance.
Morningstar LSTA Leveraged Loan Index Analysis (Nov 2024)
US leveraged loans posted respectable gains in October as robust demand from both CLOs and retail investors fueled a rally in secondary prices.
3Q24 Leveraged Lending Activity Declines Following a Record 1H24
Third quarter leveraged lending activity declined to $297 billion, down 38% quarter-over-quarter, but nearly double the level reported at the same time last year, according…
Morningstar LSTA Leveraged Loan Index Analysis (Sept 2024)
September marked the beginning of the Fed's rate-easing cycle, with its 50 basis point cut ending the two-and-a-half-year tightening regime during which rates surged at…
Morningstar LSTA Leveraged Loan Index Analysis (August 2024)
A wave of volatility hit the leveraged finance market in early August as investors pivoted away from risk assets and toward safe havens following the…
Morningstar LSTA Leveraged Loan Index Analysis (July 2024)
US leveraged loan performance improved in July after hitting a rough patch in June, although returns continue to lag supercharged levels from earlier this year.…
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