Navigating Market Volatility: Rates, Credit, and the Path Ahead
Date & Time: Apr 29, 2026 09:00 AM [AEST]
Description
The recently announced US-Iran ceasefire has offered near-term relief - oil futures dropped sharply and equity markets bounced - but the situation remains fragile. The conflict had been a key driver of the energy spike fueling inflation across developed markets, pushing the Fed, ECB, and Bank of England toward tighter policy. A ceasefire eases that pressure, but it doesn't resolve it. The medium-term inflation picture remains stubbornly complex. Even with energy pulling back, core inflation is set to stay elevated, driven by tariff pass-through, fiscal expansion, and labor market tightness that two weeks of ceasefire won't unwind.
Join us as Adam Grotzinger, Senior Fixed Income Portfolio Manager, unpacks what this means for the rate path, credit spreads, and how to position fixed income portfolios in an environment where the shocks keep shifting.
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