Market insights

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There is much in favour of high yield bonds in 2024: solid fundamentals and a positive market environment suggest interesting investment opportunities, while relatively high yields to maturity as well as credit spreads bode well for attractive total returns.

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Our CIO and our portfolio management teams present their macro environment and asset class outlooks for 2024.

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Emerging market corporate bonds in hard currency and investment grade quality currently offer an attractive yield premium over developed markets while having the same duration. This should lead to investor interest picking up again.

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Investment-grade corporate bonds are a pillar of strength in uncertain economic times. Not only the very attractive yields speak in their favour - including those of USD bonds hedged into CHF or EUR.

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Technology stocks and quality dividend stocks historically have a negative correlation, which allows building a long-term diversified equity portfolio. The prerequisite is the early detection of a change in the prevailing investment environment.