2000-01-11 Debt prices slide
Daily Brady Bond Trading Commentary
Tuesday January 11, 2000
Emerging market debt prices slid back to their lows for the year as U.S. interest rates moved higher and supply concerns continued to grow.
With the Brazilian deal possibly on hold again after investors had to digest the $1.5 billion 30-year Turkey issue, Argentina is still looking to launch a bond of similar size within a week. With customer demand not as strong as anticipated, dealers fell comfortable lightening up on inventory ahead of new supply.
Credit spreads tightened enough during Q4 '99 that the market must be sensitive to the U.S. interest rate environment and, for the moment, the scenario is not bullish. As a result, we see limited upside for most emerging market debt assets over the short term.
We do see room, however, for another bounce from these levels and believe volatility will remain high, with external factors as key determinants of day to day gyrations.
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