Tariffs, Debt Brake, Fed and ECB Impact on Credit: Credit Crunch

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Government bonds sold off in the past weeks due to tariff news from the US and the debt brake being eased soon in Germany, and this has increased the probabilities of rate cuts by central banks, including the Fed. Credit rallied through this mayhem and the big question is whether this strength will continue. In this episode of our Credit Crunch podcast, Mahesh Bhimalingam, Global Head of Credit Strategy at Bloomberg Intelligence, and Pierre Krief, Head of Credit at CDC (Caisse des Depots et Consignations) discuss tariffs and debt brake effect on inflation, growth and central bank policy, its impact on global credit and the challenges of taking a directional view after big rates moves. They also talk about rates, yields and credit spreads along with curve steepening, the dollar weakness and their impact on credit.