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Van Hesser's 3 Things in Credit - A KBRA Podcast

Each week, KBRA's Chief Strategist, Van Hesser will address three things that caught his attention in credit markets that are relevant to credit investors.

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Higher Cost of Capital, Consumer Spend, and Demand for Credit

Higher Cost of Capital, Consumer Spend, and Demand for Credit

This week, our 3 Things are: 1. Cost of capital. What does its rise mean for credit? 2. U.S. consumers. Will they contin... Read more

28 Apr 2023

8mins

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Inflection Point, Big Bank Color, Ed Altman’s View

Inflection Point, Big Bank Color, Ed Altman’s View

This week, our 3 Things are: 1. Inflection point. We are at one, we’ll tell you which way we’re headed. 2. Big bank col... Read more

21 Apr 2023

11mins

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CarMax and Albertson’s, Credit Crunch, and Recession Probabilities

CarMax and Albertson’s, Credit Crunch, and Recession Probabilities

This week, our 3 Things are: 1. CarMax and Albertsons. What do they say about consumer sentiment? 2. Credit crunch. Whil... Read more

14 Apr 2023

10mins

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Banking’s Business Model, Bad News Rising, Banking Crisis

Banking’s Business Model, Bad News Rising, Banking Crisis

This week, our 3 Things are: 1. Community and regional bank business model. We examine it. 2. Bad news rising. Is this n... Read more

7 Apr 2023

9mins

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Sentiment Shifts, Earnings on Deck, and Chinese Growth

This week, our 3 Things are: 1.Market sentiment. It’s fluid. 2. Earnings season is back. What will the banks say? 3. C... Read more

31 Mar 2023

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Depositor Safety, Unwanted Uncertainty, AT1s

Depositor Safety, Unwanted Uncertainty, AT1s

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24 Mar 2023

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Half Empty Glass, Consumer Spending, and Silver Linings.

Half Empty Glass, Consumer Spending, and Silver Linings.

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17 Mar 2023

9mins

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Long and Variable Lags, Event Risk, and Value in High Yield

Long and Variable Lags, Event Risk, and Value in High Yield

This week, our 3 Things are: 1. Long and variable lags. Are markets priced for them? 2. Event risk. How should we view ... Read more

10 Mar 2023

9mins

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Private Credit, Consumer Expectations, and Housing

Private Credit, Consumer Expectations, and Housing

This week, our 3 Things are:1. Private credit. What's behind the growth?2. Consumer expectations. Just how meaningful ar... Read more

3 Mar 2023

10mins

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Walmart Guidance, Larry Summers’ Warning, Energy Risk

Walmart Guidance, Larry Summers’ Warning, Energy Risk

This week, our 3 Things are: 1. Walmart earnings. Its forward guidance is not the stuff of no landing. 2. Larry Summers.... Read more

24 Feb 2023

8mins

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