WEBVTT - Surveillance: Narrative Ping Pong in the Bond Market

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<v Speaker 1>This is the Bloomberg Surveillance Podcast.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm Lisa A.

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<v Speaker 1>We're just seeing one narrative after another torpedoed in actuality

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<v Speaker 1>because of all of the different myriaded factors that are

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<v Speaker 1>playing into this.

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<v Speaker 3>It is mind spinning.

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<v Speaker 2>Let's try and come up with a theory with Mandy Zoo,

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<v Speaker 2>vice President, Global head of Derivative Markets Intelligence over at

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<v Speaker 2>Sea by Markets. Mandy, goodmorning to you.

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<v Speaker 3>Good morning. I'll take a stab at then the narrative

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<v Speaker 3>ping pine.

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<v Speaker 2>Or pickleball or whatever. But Ima wants to call it okay,

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<v Speaker 2>Max Katna HSBC said this morning, Lixa quotes of it.

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<v Speaker 2>I'll cite it right now. The Move index is the

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<v Speaker 2>new risky asset fear gauge. What would you say back

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<v Speaker 2>to that?

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<v Speaker 4>So certainly bond volatility is the highest across asset classes

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<v Speaker 4>right now, But I don't think it is the only

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<v Speaker 4>measure that investors are looking at. And obviously I'm not

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<v Speaker 4>just saying that because I worked for the c BOW,

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<v Speaker 4>but I would say the VIX index more so than

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<v Speaker 4>any other, is what traders have up on their screen.

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<v Speaker 4>But to be fair, you know, I think right now

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<v Speaker 4>we need to look across multiple asset classes, rates, equities, credit,

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<v Speaker 4>right We recently launched the credit VIX and decease to

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<v Speaker 4>give investors a better gauge to measure credit volatility. All

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<v Speaker 4>of these are important asset classes to watch for as

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<v Speaker 4>we kind of go into the potential end of cycle.

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<v Speaker 4>You know, as we talk about recession versus soft land, is.

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<v Speaker 2>There anything about the price action the most we saw

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<v Speaker 2>last week that would give you some indication as to

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<v Speaker 2>whether it's sustainable or not.

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<v Speaker 3>So to me, the price action of the past not

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<v Speaker 3>just last week, but.

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<v Speaker 4>The past two month has been extremely telling in terms

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<v Speaker 4>of what the pain points are in people's portfolio. And

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<v Speaker 4>it's not to the downside, right the pullback that we

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<v Speaker 4>saw in September. In October, we're very very orderly, and

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<v Speaker 4>that's because coming into the fall, the consensus investor expectation

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<v Speaker 4>was for a pullback, and what you really saw the

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<v Speaker 4>pain wasat week in the snatback rally, right, we saw

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<v Speaker 4>people actually scramble for that upside because they weren't positioned

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<v Speaker 4>for it. So if you look at for example, SMP

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<v Speaker 4>put call ratio hit almost one year low as people

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<v Speaker 4>were kind of buying those upside calls to really get

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<v Speaker 4>that upside exposure that.

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<v Speaker 3>They don't have in their portfolio.

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<v Speaker 1>I love this by the way, that the pain trade

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<v Speaker 1>is when things do too well, and that people got

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<v Speaker 1>knocked out because there was a rally well. I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>this is sort of where we are in this moment

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<v Speaker 1>of upside down and downside up. But my question to

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<v Speaker 1>you is have we washed that out? Are we done

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<v Speaker 1>with the positioning that causes the pain trade to be

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<v Speaker 1>further upside.

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<v Speaker 3>I don't think so.

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<v Speaker 4>I think the again were talking about the narrative ping palm,

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<v Speaker 4>but I do think the consensus and even though economists

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<v Speaker 4>have shifted to soft landing, I think if you talk

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<v Speaker 4>to investors, everyone is still so bearish and the positioning

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<v Speaker 4>to me, it's going to take longer to really wash

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<v Speaker 4>out than what we saw last week. And that's why

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<v Speaker 4>we're seeing that durable demand for those upside calls in

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<v Speaker 4>the S and P.

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<v Speaker 1>When we talk about upside, are we talking big tech upside?

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<v Speaker 1>That that basically is what people have not loved because

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<v Speaker 1>they've believed that higher yields might take away some of

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<v Speaker 1>that valuation. That people are being forced to buy those

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<v Speaker 1>once again.

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<v Speaker 4>I think part of it there certainly has been. I

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<v Speaker 4>think one of the distinguishing features of this year's price

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<v Speaker 4>action has been the incredible sector dispersion. And we talked

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<v Speaker 4>of the narrative ping pong, the ping pong between sector leadership.

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<v Speaker 4>Right last year tech down forty this year tech up,

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<v Speaker 4>you know, thirty forty percent. That changing sector leadership. That

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<v Speaker 4>high dispersion in the market is part of the reason

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<v Speaker 4>why volatility in the equity market and the index level

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<v Speaker 4>has been so muted, is because of those wild swings

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<v Speaker 4>that we're seeing at the sector and the stock level.

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<v Speaker 1>How correlated have the bond and stock moves been, in

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<v Speaker 1>other words.

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<v Speaker 5>Is they're just a direct read through.

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<v Speaker 1>Lower yields stocks rally, higher yields stocks meander because people

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<v Speaker 1>aren't positioned in them too much.

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<v Speaker 4>So if we zoom out from just the past week

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<v Speaker 4>and look at over the past year, it's been incredibly unstable,

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<v Speaker 4>So that's I think the key feature is the equity

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<v Speaker 4>bond correlation has not normalized to what people are used

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<v Speaker 4>to and because of the instability, I think as one

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<v Speaker 4>of the reasons we're seeing more and more people gravitate

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<v Speaker 4>toward equity specific hedges or options, right because if fixed

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<v Speaker 4>income is no longer diversifying your equity're risking your portfolio,

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<v Speaker 4>you need to look at more specific hedges, so you know,

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<v Speaker 4>buying those SMP puts or other types of hedges. I

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<v Speaker 4>think that's kind of been the trend, and that's why,

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<v Speaker 4>you know, option volumes have been hitting record highs all year.

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<v Speaker 2>A note they just caught my eye from City Andrew Hanenhorst.

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<v Speaker 2>He said soft patch not soft lending. There's a difference.

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<v Speaker 2>He says, rather than a steady slowing of job growth

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<v Speaker 2>and inflation, our near term projections suggests a temporary soft patch,

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<v Speaker 2>elevated inflation is likely to be more evident in upcoming data.

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<v Speaker 2>Last week's reloosening of financial conditions also argues, in his eyes,

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<v Speaker 2>against the moderation and activity and inflation. Mandy does that

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<v Speaker 2>argue that we should be much more nimble as we

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<v Speaker 2>work through this. At least some kind of mentioned this,

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<v Speaker 2>and we were quite snarky about it earlier on in

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<v Speaker 2>the program. It's difficult to make projections for the next

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<v Speaker 2>twelve months. You can't cling to a theory at the

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<v Speaker 2>moment when everything seems to change. It's painful. In bombs,

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<v Speaker 2>you'll get whip sword in one direction and the next

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<v Speaker 2>week whip sword in the other. Does that argue to

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<v Speaker 2>be nimble? And what does that look like from your perspective?

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, so I alluded to earlier.

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<v Speaker 4>So absolutely, the heightened macro uncertainty means investors do need

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<v Speaker 4>to be nimble, and the way they're doing that is

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<v Speaker 4>through using options right. And the way that I like

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<v Speaker 4>to explain is if there's no uncertainty and you know

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<v Speaker 4>stocks are going up, you just buy the underlying, right,

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<v Speaker 4>you just buy the delta one instrument. It's when you're

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<v Speaker 4>uncertain when you want to find risk reward right. You

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<v Speaker 4>want to know what you're at. You're at risk of

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<v Speaker 4>losing if you're wrong.

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<v Speaker 3>That argues for using options right.

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<v Speaker 4>If you buy call option, you know going into the trade,

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<v Speaker 4>the max that you can lose is the premium pede

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<v Speaker 4>I think that's why. You know, again, in this uncertain

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<v Speaker 4>macro environment, even though it hasn't translated into higher levels

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<v Speaker 4>of VIX, VIX being thirty day measure of uncertainty, that

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<v Speaker 4>long term uncertainty has definitely led to more and more

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<v Speaker 4>people using options to kind of define that risk reward

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<v Speaker 4>to help manage that portfolio volatility.

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<v Speaker 2>You touched on it there, just slightly. Yes, when you

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<v Speaker 2>talk about volume and options, are we talking about zero

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<v Speaker 2>day to expire?

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<v Speaker 5>No?

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<v Speaker 4>No, no, So people often think, okay, it's everything's coming

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<v Speaker 4>from zero day to xpreoptions volume across all tenors or

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<v Speaker 4>are growing higher, but obviously zero day has been the

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<v Speaker 4>fastest growing segment.

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<v Speaker 2>You've made the argument that's not something we should worry about.

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<v Speaker 3>No, And because it's balanced.

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<v Speaker 4>So people who make the argument that zero day options

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<v Speaker 4>or what's driving the market, they look at the gross

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<v Speaker 4>volume the notional volume, and they say, well, look it's

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<v Speaker 4>five hundred billion a day.

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<v Speaker 3>Of course that's what's driving the market.

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<v Speaker 4>But if fifty percent of that is by fifty percent

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<v Speaker 4>of the customer selling, then there's that zero impact, right,

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<v Speaker 4>So the balance of that trading matters, and what we

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<v Speaker 4>see is that it's incredibly balanced and because that's the case,

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<v Speaker 4>there's actually very minimal market disruption.

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<v Speaker 2>Mandy, this was great. Always is Mandy Zoo of Cibo

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<v Speaker 2>and Mandy, thank you, Thank you. Michael. I literally with

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<v Speaker 2>the serround of table to Ryan. Michael, I wish people

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<v Speaker 2>could see your face as that Beast team was faking

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<v Speaker 2>just to get some reaction. It's going to see you can.

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<v Speaker 6>It's great to be here, John, Lisa good talk to

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<v Speaker 6>you again.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, thank you, buddy. You've had earnings out this morning.

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<v Speaker 2>We've been talking about this dividend of four hundred million euros.

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<v Speaker 2>We've got to talk about this relationship with Boeing. I

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<v Speaker 2>want to share a couple of quotes with you and

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<v Speaker 2>then try and get some clarity. So you said in

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<v Speaker 2>the last week, if anything, it's getting worse. I would

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<v Speaker 2>have been reasonably confident up until about a month ago

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<v Speaker 2>that we'd get fifty seven aircraft by the end of June.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm not confident. We heard from your CFO this morning

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<v Speaker 2>said the worst case scenario is that we'll end up

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<v Speaker 2>with growth of forty seven aircraft next summer instead of

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<v Speaker 2>fifty seven. Help me understand where things are. What did

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<v Speaker 2>you want and what do you think you're going to get.

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<v Speaker 7>Yeah, I mean our case, Boy are contracted to deliver

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<v Speaker 7>as fifty seven aircraft by the end of April twenty fourth,

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<v Speaker 7>in other words, fifty seven editional aircraft for summer twenty four.

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<v Speaker 7>At the moment that has slipped by the Spirit production issues,

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<v Speaker 7>in which it's all Boy's own production issues in Seattle.

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<v Speaker 7>I think now it looks like we'll get the leave

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<v Speaker 7>us maybe ten short by about the end of June.

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<v Speaker 7>We'll hopefully we get forty five fifty aircraft by the

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<v Speaker 7>end of June. We said the boy, we're not taking

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<v Speaker 7>planes in July and August because frankly we're too busy,

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<v Speaker 7>but we're reasonably hopeful that we'll get forty five to

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<v Speaker 7>fifty aircraft front they will leave us short. I think

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<v Speaker 7>that's inevitable at this point in time, which means we'll

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<v Speaker 7>have slightly slower growth next summer, but we'll still add

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<v Speaker 7>forty five aircraft. It'll still be enough to enable us

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<v Speaker 7>to grow traffic from one hundred and eighty three million

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<v Speaker 7>passengers this year to just over two hundred million passengers.

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<v Speaker 2>It's for a number you have in mind whereby you

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<v Speaker 2>would have to cut capacity the next summer.

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<v Speaker 6>There isn't.

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<v Speaker 7>I mean we haven't yet announced for the capacity will

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<v Speaker 7>be next summer. As we said this morning, we have

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<v Speaker 7>ninety percent of our summer twenty four capacity already on sales.

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<v Speaker 7>Strongforward booking is good pricing, but we can't commit to

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<v Speaker 7>the last ten percent until we get a better picture

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<v Speaker 7>from Boei. I speak weekly with Dave Calhoun. I think

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<v Speaker 7>he's doing a good job in difficult circumstances. I have

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<v Speaker 7>less faith in the management in Seattle, but I think

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<v Speaker 7>you know, we're working closely with them.

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<v Speaker 6>We have our own people in Seattle, we.

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<v Speaker 7>Have our own people in Spurting, Whichito and anything we

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<v Speaker 7>can do to expedite these deliveries will do because growth

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<v Speaker 7>is so strong in Europe.

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<v Speaker 2>What is it about the management in Seattle what they're

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<v Speaker 2>getting wrong?

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<v Speaker 7>I think there isn't enough focus there on a daily

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<v Speaker 7>basis on how do we get in with these aircraft out.

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<v Speaker 7>Everybody is kind of ringing their hands blaming Wichita. You

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<v Speaker 7>know a lot of the issues are in Seattle as well.

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<v Speaker 7>They need a more crisis I would like to see

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<v Speaker 7>greater crisis management in Seattle and greater.

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<v Speaker 6>Focus on quality control. If you.

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<v Speaker 7>You know, I don't understand how Wichita spirit and which

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<v Speaker 7>we're able to have this succession amount of production problems

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<v Speaker 7>if Boeing's quality control was up to speed.

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<v Speaker 6>Do you have options options in terms of what.

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<v Speaker 2>Do you do if you don't want to work with

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<v Speaker 2>Boeing anymore?

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<v Speaker 7>I no, no, no, Let's say we want to work

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<v Speaker 7>with Boeing. We're Boeing's biggest customer by a mile in Europe.

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<v Speaker 7>We're a committed Boeing customer. Now, I would buy Airbus

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<v Speaker 7>aircraft if they were five percent cheaper per seat than Bowing,

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<v Speaker 7>but Boeing continue to beat.

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<v Speaker 6>Airbus on pricing.

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<v Speaker 7>The seventy three seven Max is a phenomenal aircraft, like

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<v Speaker 7>we've we now this summer, we've flown one hundred and

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<v Speaker 7>twenty five of the Max eight aircraft. We're carrying four

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<v Speaker 7>percent more pastors but burning sixteen percent less fuel. You know,

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<v Speaker 7>they're transformative in terms of the engine and aircraft efficiency.

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<v Speaker 7>We've ordered three hundred Max tens, which will I was

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<v Speaker 7>to carry two hundred and twenty eight passengers per fight

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<v Speaker 7>and burn twenty percent less fuel. So they're making great aircraft.

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<v Speaker 7>It's just they're not making them. On time or delivering

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<v Speaker 7>them in time.

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<v Speaker 2>Is it fair to say though, this is a relationship

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<v Speaker 2>you're stuck with regardless of what it delivers next year.

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<v Speaker 6>I mean, yes, you know we're committed to Boeing.

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<v Speaker 7>If you look around the world, the aircraft manufacturers, I

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<v Speaker 7>mean airbusts are no better than Boeing at the moment.

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<v Speaker 7>Airbus are way behind on their deliveries too. You have

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<v Speaker 7>the Part and Whitney engine, which is going to be

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<v Speaker 7>a real crisis next summer across the A three twenty

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<v Speaker 7>fleet in Europe. Yeah, the Part and Whitney engine is

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<v Speaker 7>going to ground a significant number of Airbus aircraft next summer,

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<v Speaker 7>So all of the aircraft manufacturers are challenged. We're a

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<v Speaker 7>very proud Boeing customer. I think Boeing will get its

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<v Speaker 7>act together. It's just taking a bit longer than we

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<v Speaker 7>had originally hoped.

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<v Speaker 1>In the meantime, how far can you jack up prices

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<v Speaker 1>if capacity is constrained?

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<v Speaker 7>I mean I think that the real issue for at

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<v Speaker 7>least is not how much would we jack up prices?

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<v Speaker 7>How much will Loftanza or France, IAG or BA keep

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<v Speaker 7>jacking up prices? And the answer is a lot. You

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<v Speaker 7>know your control estimate. This summer, Europe's operated about ninety

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<v Speaker 7>four percent of pre COVID opacity. That includes US growing

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<v Speaker 7>by twenty five percent. So take Ryan Air away. Europe

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<v Speaker 7>still at less than ninety percent of pre COVID capacity.

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<v Speaker 6>That's not changing next year.

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<v Speaker 7>The aircraft manufacturers are delivering aircraft late the part and

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<v Speaker 7>whitneys will mean five ten percent of the airbus street

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<v Speaker 7>will be grounded. And consolidation Loftans will buy al Italians,

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<v Speaker 7>somebody else will buy Tap and there'll be even less

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<v Speaker 7>capacity on offer.

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<v Speaker 1>Okay, so this is good news for you because you

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<v Speaker 1>don't have to really have to try too hard to

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<v Speaker 1>be the lowest cost aircraft while still raising prices.

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<v Speaker 8>How much you're going to raise prices next year.

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<v Speaker 7>We're price passive, load factor active. I think what's happening

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<v Speaker 7>is how much Ifthansa or France Kalem will drive up fares.

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<v Speaker 7>I think by a double digit number next year, it'll

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<v Speaker 7>send even more people in the direction of Ryanair. People

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<v Speaker 7>want to keep flying, families want to go on holidays.

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<v Speaker 7>They just don't want to pay Luftansa's outrageous prices. So

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<v Speaker 7>I think fares that next year I mean my operating

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<v Speaker 7>assumptions fares will go by a low double digit percentage

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<v Speaker 7>again through the summer twenty four. It'll be the third

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<v Speaker 7>year in a row, third summer in a row, we'll

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<v Speaker 7>see double digit fare increases in Europe.

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<v Speaker 1>This is the first year in the first time that

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<v Speaker 1>you're initiating a dividend. Yep, it's a four hundred pounds dividend.

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<v Speaker 1>It is the first time. Does this mean that you

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<v Speaker 1>have nothing else to do with that money?

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<v Speaker 6>Essentially?

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<v Speaker 7>Yes, you know, I mean, so the first time we've

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<v Speaker 7>done it. We've done special difference in share buybacks. We've

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<v Speaker 7>done about seven billion in share buybacks and special dividends.

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<v Speaker 6>But you know, we're.

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<v Speaker 7>Clearly generating a lot of cash at the moment. We've

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<v Speaker 7>paid down about two billion in debt. We're down to

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<v Speaker 7>our last two billion in bond debt.

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<v Speaker 6>We'll pay that down.

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<v Speaker 7>Over the next three years, and we're generating more cash

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<v Speaker 7>that we know what to do with.

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<v Speaker 6>We have specifical requirements.

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<v Speaker 7>Firstly was to do pay increases for our people who

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<v Speaker 7>worked with us during COVID. Secondly was to pay down

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<v Speaker 7>the bonds, and thirdly is to fund aircraft deliveries. But

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<v Speaker 7>we're running out of the existing order. We take the

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<v Speaker 7>last aircraft in December twenty twenty four. The first of

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<v Speaker 7>the Max tens doesn't arrive Toll January twenty seven, so

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<v Speaker 7>we're looking.

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<v Speaker 6>Into two or three years.

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<v Speaker 7>So we have effectively very little uses for cash, and

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<v Speaker 7>I think it's a commitment on our part. We'll return

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<v Speaker 7>to shareholders. We won't squander it the way many other

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<v Speaker 7>airlines do in m and A or buying hotels or whatever,

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<v Speaker 7>or as Delta or as Delta would do giving monstrous

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<v Speaker 7>pay increases to its pilots over the next four or

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<v Speaker 7>five years. We need to keep our cost low, keep

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<v Speaker 7>our efficiency high, and keep passing on on Beata Blair

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<v Speaker 7>first to our customers.

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<v Speaker 2>Do you think scheholders then can expect more of the

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<v Speaker 2>same of the next few years.

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<v Speaker 7>I think so as long as trading continues. You know,

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<v Speaker 7>who knows what's going to happen in Ukraine or in

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<v Speaker 7>the Middle East. But as long as we get a

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<v Speaker 7>reasonable wind on trading, then I think we will continue

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<v Speaker 7>to be very cash generitive and we will return large

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<v Speaker 7>amounts of cash to shareholders.

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<v Speaker 2>It's hard to know what is going to happen in Ukraine,

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<v Speaker 2>in the Middle East. I don't expect you to give

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<v Speaker 2>us a protection. I do want to understand, though, Are

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<v Speaker 2>you seeing things slow down in any way, shype or

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<v Speaker 2>form when you start to see these things escalate anything,

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<v Speaker 2>that's all no.

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<v Speaker 7>I anyway, we saw the initial when Russia invade Ukraine

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<v Speaker 7>in February twenty twenty two, twenty two or three account

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<v Speaker 7>remember you know, there's a sudden downturn in all of

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<v Speaker 7>our traffic into Poland, Romania, those countries.

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<v Speaker 6>It recovered after two or three weeks. We've had to suspend.

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<v Speaker 7>We're suspending all flights. We've about thirty flights a day

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<v Speaker 7>into Tel Aviv. They've been suspended until Christmas. So we

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<v Speaker 7>do want to see those those scenarios resolve themselves. But

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<v Speaker 7>the ultimate underlying trend across Europe we've locked up everybody

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<v Speaker 7>for two years in COVID. They all want to go back,

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<v Speaker 7>traveling families, want to go on holidays. We've just completed

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<v Speaker 7>the October midterm break. We were still full, and I

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<v Speaker 7>think what people want is to travel more. But there's

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<v Speaker 7>only ninety percent of the pre COVID capacity. So in

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<v Speaker 7>Europe you've constrained capacity, enormous demand and that is resulting

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<v Speaker 7>in very strong prices, not just for Rhynder but for

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<v Speaker 7>all of the airlines.

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<v Speaker 2>And you're noticing getting right down. I hate to describe

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<v Speaker 2>it as tried down from Bight to ryan abbat United

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<v Speaker 2>saying anything like that.

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<v Speaker 7>Not at the moment, but you know, I think it's

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<v Speaker 7>inevitable if the next year or two, if consumers are

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<v Speaker 7>under pressure, I think you know you'll see the little

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<v Speaker 7>and all these are the supermarkets.

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<v Speaker 6>Ikea will do very well, in Rhine will do very well.

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<v Speaker 1>So what about using some of the cash to make

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<v Speaker 1>the experience nicer for people who might be frustrated.

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<v Speaker 7>With At least it'd be impossible to make the experience

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<v Speaker 7>on Rhinier any nicer. You know, aircraft on time flights

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<v Speaker 7>the fewest cancelations of any airline in Europe. And I

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<v Speaker 7>don't understand why people pay such ridiculous air force for

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<v Speaker 7>a horrendous experience on Lofanza. Who lose your bag, miss

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<v Speaker 7>your connection? On Ryanery It's efficient, it's cheap, it's.

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<v Speaker 6>On time, and it is below.

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<v Speaker 2>Like a man that four million people, once upon.

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<v Speaker 7>A time, did you live like I had to do

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<v Speaker 7>on a road show a year ago, I had to

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<v Speaker 7>fly from Frankfurt to Zurich, which is only about a

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<v Speaker 7>one and a half our flight. They stung me for

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<v Speaker 7>nine hundred euros one way in economy and I was

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<v Speaker 7>sitting at the back, in the middle seat, in front

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<v Speaker 7>of the toilet on an adleweis a three twenty.

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<v Speaker 6>I mean seven hundred years. I could fly all year

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<v Speaker 6>round on Ryanier for seven hundred euros.

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<v Speaker 2>Michael, it's got to say it, John Lisa, Michael Larry

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<v Speaker 2>that the Ryan A CEO I at the line up

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<v Speaker 2>joint just now had a macro credit recearch at a

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<v Speaker 2>black Rock. I matter, don't worry. We're not going to

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<v Speaker 2>be so about that. I do want to talk about

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<v Speaker 2>supply if we can start there. We've got forty eight

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<v Speaker 2>billion dollars a three year notes this week, we've got

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<v Speaker 2>forty billion dollars a ten year notes. We've got some

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<v Speaker 2>thirty year bonds twenty four billion dollars worth. These are big,

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<v Speaker 2>big numbers. That's treasury supply. What's happening with credit supply

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<v Speaker 2>going into year end?

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<v Speaker 9>Good morning, Thank you both for having me so. As

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<v Speaker 9>you know, credit supply had a bit of a flurry

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<v Speaker 9>of activity in September. It calmed down in October. I

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<v Speaker 9>do think with this tentative stability in the treasury market

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<v Speaker 9>that corporates, CFOs and treasures may look to move ahead

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<v Speaker 9>before the year end seasonal slow down. It will be

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<v Speaker 9>an important test for the market how this treasury supply

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<v Speaker 9>is digested, But as we know, the Treasury Secretary guided

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<v Speaker 9>us towards the front end of the curve and not

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<v Speaker 9>so much in duration in the refunding announcement last week.

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<v Speaker 9>But I actually think, if nothing else, the past several

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<v Speaker 9>months have shown corporates that this can be very episodic

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<v Speaker 9>in terms of these windows opening, and so given that

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<v Speaker 9>we know the maturity walls are coming up, I think

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<v Speaker 9>for corporates it's better to issue early rather than late.

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<v Speaker 9>We're expecting a big week in the IG market this week.

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<v Speaker 9>I think expectations are a little lower in high yield,

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<v Speaker 9>but I would not be surprised if we surprise to

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<v Speaker 9>the upside in terms of those expectations, because I think

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<v Speaker 9>it's just prudent for CFOs, which speaks.

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<v Speaker 1>To kind of the opportunism that one that he get

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<v Speaker 1>Desk told me about last week. He messaged me as

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<v Speaker 1>soon as we saw this rally and he said, everyone's

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<v Speaker 1>trying to come to market. I've gotten fifteen phone calls.

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<v Speaker 1>Everyone's basically lined up. Is this going to be bad

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<v Speaker 1>with credit spreads widening in the sort of counterintuitive way

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<v Speaker 1>because we've got more supply.

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<v Speaker 9>Yeah, I think the appetite is there, and I think

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<v Speaker 9>we've had such light supply, especially in high yield year

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<v Speaker 9>to date, and twenty two was a record a low

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<v Speaker 9>level that I think the appetite for the market is there.

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<v Speaker 9>I think where the real risk is is it that

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<v Speaker 9>lowest quality cohort of the triple C market, that kind

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<v Speaker 9>of lowest quality rung of high yield.

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<v Speaker 8>Which are triple C issuers. There.

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<v Speaker 9>I think we've seen some enhanced pressure where it's weak

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<v Speaker 9>results coupled with refinancing needs have really pressured those capital structures.

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<v Speaker 2>And even on.

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<v Speaker 9>This rally in high yield spreads that we've seen over

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<v Speaker 9>the past few trading sessions, triple c's have rallied, but

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<v Speaker 9>they've lagged on the way in And I think it's

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<v Speaker 9>the market telling you that there's an appetite for certain

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<v Speaker 9>quality cohort in the credit market.

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<v Speaker 8>Ig I think is there.

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<v Speaker 9>In most market conditions, high yield is a bit more tentative,

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<v Speaker 9>but for that lowest quality wrung, I think it's very

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<v Speaker 9>case case specific and very idiosyncratic.

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<v Speaker 1>Are people kind of just pricing in perfection here?

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<v Speaker 8>Well?

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<v Speaker 9>With high old spreads below four hundred, it's hard to

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<v Speaker 9>argue that there's much risk premium added into the market

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<v Speaker 9>at the moment. I think what we're seeing is a

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<v Speaker 9>lot more focus on selectivity from our credit investors, so

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<v Speaker 9>thinking about acid allocation between high yield and leverage loans,

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<v Speaker 9>sector selection, issuer selection. I think we're high old spreads

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<v Speaker 9>are at the moment. The path of least resistance is

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<v Speaker 9>probably a little bit wider in terms of choppiness, with

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<v Speaker 9>some of the headline risk ahead of us.

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<v Speaker 8>But again, as we've talked.

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<v Speaker 9>About before, where yields are, it's really difficult to see

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<v Speaker 9>kind of high old spreads breaking out in this range

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<v Speaker 9>of much wider from here, because when you every time,

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<v Speaker 9>we tried to reach four forty last week and we

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<v Speaker 9>kind of snapped back in, and so there is a

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<v Speaker 9>bit of a tug of war between fundamentals and technicals,

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<v Speaker 9>and even the most vulnerable fundamental pockets of the market

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<v Speaker 9>have been the best performer, Like leverage.

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<v Speaker 2>Loans, you mentioned the decision set between loans and say

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<v Speaker 2>high yield. Help our audience understand what goes into making

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<v Speaker 2>that kind of decision and whether that's changed in the

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<v Speaker 2>last few weeks.

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<v Speaker 9>So it has changed in the last few weeks for

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<v Speaker 9>a few reasons. One is, if you think we're at

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<v Speaker 9>the end of the rate hiking cycle, if you think

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<v Speaker 9>we've seen stability in long end rates, you might think

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<v Speaker 9>that the bulk of the loan outperformance is behind us

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<v Speaker 9>at this point. And indeed that yield pick up that

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<v Speaker 9>leverage loans were offering over high old bonds has narrowed.

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<v Speaker 9>So what we are seeing is a bit more interest,

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<v Speaker 9>say even within capital structures of investors saying Okay, well

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<v Speaker 9>I'm in the loan, should I rotate into the high

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<v Speaker 9>old bond or given the fundamental pressures of this higher

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<v Speaker 9>for longer rate environment that we're expecting, are loans disproportionately

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<v Speaker 9>impacted by that because they've been contending it with it

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<v Speaker 9>for a longer time. Again, we don't view fixed rate

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<v Speaker 9>bonds as immune from that in many instances, but I

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<v Speaker 9>do think on the margin, given the strong performance of

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<v Speaker 9>loans here to date, there is some refocusing on okay,

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<v Speaker 9>as the bulk of that loan performance behind us.

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<v Speaker 2>We read some life into that just a little bit more.

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<v Speaker 2>We sort of big equity move last week. If you're

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<v Speaker 2>looking at AG, and I know it's unique and it

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<v Speaker 2>is syncratic, but ultimately just give us the thirty five

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<v Speaker 2>thousand foot few. If you're looking down a capital structure

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<v Speaker 2>right now, is the bias to be higher or lower

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<v Speaker 2>in it?

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<v Speaker 8>Actually?

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<v Speaker 9>You know, I think the high end of the highield

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<v Speaker 9>market has actually outperformed the low end of the IG market.

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<v Speaker 9>So it's not as clear cut as saying be underweight

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<v Speaker 9>high yield versus IG. There are a lot of nuances there.

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<v Speaker 9>I do think for choice, I would prefer to be

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<v Speaker 9>higher in quality within high yield in IG. I think

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<v Speaker 9>moving down into that triple beat cohort is a relatively

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<v Speaker 9>nice place to be. For the most part, the vast

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<v Speaker 9>majority of those corporates are committed to maintaining investment grade ratings.

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<v Speaker 9>You are picking up a bit of a spread pickup

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<v Speaker 9>relative to the highest rate COHORT. I think that's important

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<v Speaker 9>in this current environment, especially if we don't get a

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<v Speaker 9>severe downturn in growth.

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<v Speaker 1>So I don't mean to be overly basic about this,

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<v Speaker 1>But when you take a step back, I do wonder

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<v Speaker 1>if we do get coalesce around this higher for longer

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<v Speaker 1>kind of idea, does it make sense that we're not

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<v Speaker 1>going to get any kind of major default cycle, either

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<v Speaker 1>in public credit or in private credit. If we're looking

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<v Speaker 1>at benchmark rates that are five percentage points higher than

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<v Speaker 1>when all of these companies were borrowing in bulk not

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<v Speaker 1>so long ago.

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<v Speaker 9>It's a great point, Lisa. So we are seeing a

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<v Speaker 9>modest uptick in defaults. Were it just under five percent

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<v Speaker 9>in the US when you combine high yield and leverage loans,

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<v Speaker 9>that's well off the rock bottom levels of twenty twenty

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<v Speaker 9>one and twenty twenty two. Do we break out to

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<v Speaker 9>the levels that we saw in COVID eight and a

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<v Speaker 9>half nine percent, I think, barring a severe downturn, I

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<v Speaker 9>don't see it. Part of the reason is that corporates

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<v Speaker 9>have entered this period in a really strong position. The

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<v Speaker 9>other part is that the investor appetite, to your point, John,

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<v Speaker 9>is there.

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<v Speaker 8>And then third I.

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<v Speaker 9>Would say, it's are actually shifting to a more balance

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<v Speaker 9>sheet friendly posture. So we haven't seen a lot of

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<v Speaker 9>debt funded M and A. We haven't seen a lot

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<v Speaker 9>of debt funded share buybacks. They're still investing in capex,

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<v Speaker 9>still investing in debt repayment in terms of uses of cash.

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<v Speaker 9>But I do think corporates do have some discipline. I

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<v Speaker 9>think the real risk is that if there's a severe

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<v Speaker 9>downturn in growth coupled with just a capital market's freezing

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<v Speaker 9>such that these corporates don't have access at any price,

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<v Speaker 9>I think it's difficult. As for the private credit point,

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<v Speaker 9>historically we look at losses between the two markets, and

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<v Speaker 9>private credit losses have held in better than public credit losses.

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<v Speaker 9>Part of that is because the enhanced flexibility that those

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<v Speaker 9>corporates have.

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<v Speaker 8>We think that holds true.

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<v Speaker 9>But I think the point remains we're expecting an ongoing

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<v Speaker 9>normalization higher in losses across all those asset classes, not extremely.

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<v Speaker 2>Given where we know where the maturity will is. Can

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<v Speaker 2>you identify what would be the least oportable time to

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<v Speaker 2>have any economic downsid and is that what's basically on

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<v Speaker 2>the horizon now?

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<v Speaker 9>So I think probably the biggest risk is that if

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<v Speaker 9>corporates try and time this opportunistically, they let the year

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<v Speaker 9>end play out, they think the environment will be better

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<v Speaker 9>in the first half of twenty twenty four and then

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<v Speaker 9>we have some sort of shock, whether that's geopolitical, unforeseen

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<v Speaker 9>risk contraction.

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<v Speaker 8>We're watching bank lending.

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<v Speaker 9>Very closely, although that has actually played out I think

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<v Speaker 9>a bit more benign than we would have thought.

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<v Speaker 3>That is the risk.

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<v Speaker 9>I think that if corporates try to be almost too

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<v Speaker 9>strategic about the timing and they cut it too close.

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<v Speaker 9>We saw that on the financial crisis, where some corporates

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<v Speaker 9>were shut out. So that's why I think, if I'm

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<v Speaker 9>a CFO or treasure, better to issue early rather than late.

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<v Speaker 2>At at least's point, maybe we get a lot more

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<v Speaker 2>supply in the coming weeks and months based on what

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<v Speaker 2>we've seen develop over the last few weeks.

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<v Speaker 6>Matter.

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<v Speaker 2>Thank you, always great. I'm out of line in that

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<v Speaker 2>of black Rock. Joining us now is Judy Norman, the

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<v Speaker 2>co director of the UCR Center on the US Politics. Judy,

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<v Speaker 2>always wonderful to catch out with you. You've articulated this

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<v Speaker 2>the pressure to articulate an endgame given what's developed for

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<v Speaker 2>the last couple of weeks. Do you see sense that

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<v Speaker 2>that pressure is ramping up once again over the weekend.

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<v Speaker 10>Well, I think it is John and very much from

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<v Speaker 10>the US increasingly on Israel, mostly behind the closed doors,

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<v Speaker 10>but starting a little bit more publicly as well. And

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<v Speaker 10>this has really been an issue since since the after

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<v Speaker 10>October seventh, to try and forge out what would be

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<v Speaker 10>next for Gaza after an Israeli operation. There are many

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<v Speaker 10>different options that are considered, but really none of them

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<v Speaker 10>seem to be very good for either Israelis or for Palestinians.

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<v Speaker 8>Israelis and Palestinians are not.

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<v Speaker 10>Looking for a reoccupation of Gaza.

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<v Speaker 8>Some have floated the idea.

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<v Speaker 10>Of the Palestinian Authority, the West Bank Governance having a

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<v Speaker 10>role in Gaza, but they are very weak, very illegitimate,

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<v Speaker 10>and also I think would not take on that role

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<v Speaker 10>just yet. And the US is even exploring some options

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<v Speaker 10>of saying having a multi national transition kind of a

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<v Speaker 10>group there, some kind of almost like a peacekeeping force.

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<v Speaker 10>But again all of these are very tentative options, and

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<v Speaker 10>I think crucially right now is trying to identify what

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<v Speaker 10>Gaza might look like after this in a way that

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<v Speaker 10>is not just a continued downward spiral for both GUS

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<v Speaker 10>ands and Israelis.

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<v Speaker 2>Judy, as we can all see at the moment, the

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<v Speaker 2>administration domestically facing pressure from all corners, Judy, from your position,

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<v Speaker 2>can you identify any kind of success this administration is having,

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<v Speaker 2>convincing the Israelis of having some kind of humanitarian pause,

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<v Speaker 2>convincing it Israel of changing its approached somehow. Is there

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<v Speaker 2>any kind of success you can identify?

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<v Speaker 10>Yeah, John, So, I would say the US came out

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<v Speaker 10>very strong in supportive Israel, and some in Israel have

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<v Speaker 10>called this a sort of bear hog, a public embrace

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<v Speaker 10>but also a private restraint and kind of some whispers

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<v Speaker 10>in the ear. So this has started from the beginning,

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<v Speaker 10>and I think most importantly Blincoln was pushing for a

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<v Speaker 10>humanitarian pause over the weekend that does not look forthcoming

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<v Speaker 10>at the moment.

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<v Speaker 8>Some areas where they.

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<v Speaker 10>Have had some success is starting to get a bit

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<v Speaker 10>more aid into Gaza. There are currently about one hundred

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<v Speaker 10>trucks now coming into the Gaza strip per day. Before

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<v Speaker 10>the invasion, that was about five hundred trucks a day,

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<v Speaker 10>so still much less than is needed, but more than

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<v Speaker 10>was coming in for several weeks. The other area that

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<v Speaker 10>they had some temporary success was getting communications reinstated in Gaza,

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<v Speaker 10>but I understand over the weekend there have been more

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<v Speaker 10>blackout so that seems a bit inconsistent. So I think

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<v Speaker 10>that pressure for humanitarian pauses will continue. For Israel, I

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<v Speaker 10>think they see that as perhaps halting the offensive, and

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<v Speaker 10>they're halting their overall aim of ousting Hamas. But for

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<v Speaker 10>others that is just seen as absolutely necessary for both

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<v Speaker 10>getting aid into the Strip and getting people out.

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<v Speaker 8>So I think Blincoln will.

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<v Speaker 10>Keep focusing on that, And I would note now who

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<v Speaker 10>suggested that if hostage is ur released, that might open

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<v Speaker 10>up some room for a humanitarian pause. So I think

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<v Speaker 10>we'll see more focus there in the coming days.

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<v Speaker 1>Julie, what I've found more interesting rather than Tony Blinken

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<v Speaker 1>going to Israel was all of the other meetings he's

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<v Speaker 1>had on this particular tour right now, he's in Anchora

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<v Speaker 1>and Turkey. There's a question over Bill Burns and his

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<v Speaker 1>relationship with Jordan, the head of CIA, and his tour

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<v Speaker 1>in the region. What is our sense right now of

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<v Speaker 1>some of the regional countries and their position their involvement

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<v Speaker 1>both in what's happening now negotiating with Hamas, but also

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<v Speaker 1>some solution after this conflict is over.

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<v Speaker 10>Sure, So I think there's a couple different facets to

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<v Speaker 10>this one. Is again the short term, trying to get

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<v Speaker 10>other Arab states to also back this idea of humanitarian pause.

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<v Speaker 10>Most leaders are very forthright about calling for a full ceasefire,

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<v Speaker 10>so of Lincoln was trying to get some space there

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<v Speaker 10>as well as just keeping diplomatic channels open. The second

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<v Speaker 10>was really in terms of trying to keep the conflict

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<v Speaker 10>contained and trying to avoid flare ups in other Arab

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<v Speaker 10>countries and in other areas, especially.

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<v Speaker 8>Like Iraq where US.

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<v Speaker 10>Troops are stationed and where there are Runi and proxy

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<v Speaker 10>groups operating, So trying to kind of quell any potential flare.

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<v Speaker 8>Ups and just further dispersal of this conflict.

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<v Speaker 10>And the third, as you mentioned Lisa, is again trying

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<v Speaker 10>to look ahead to what that endgame.

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<v Speaker 8>Might be and what the role of Arab states might

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<v Speaker 8>be within that.

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<v Speaker 10>Again, would Arab states be part of some kind of

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<v Speaker 10>multinational you know, transitional authority or force or something like that.

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<v Speaker 8>Again, right now, I think most Arab leaders.

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<v Speaker 10>Are reading the room pretty clearly with their own populations,

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<v Speaker 10>who are very sympathetic to the Palestinian cause and are

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<v Speaker 10>not going to stick out their neck too far for

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<v Speaker 10>what the US is pushing for.

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<v Speaker 8>But at the same time, you.

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<v Speaker 10>Know, work quite closely with the US and some of

0:28:24.280 --> 0:28:26.960
<v Speaker 10>these states with Israel as well, and so needing to

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<v Speaker 10>kind of find that middle ground. So a lot of

0:28:29.240 --> 0:28:33.440
<v Speaker 10>diplomacy happening that I think will be discontinuing wholeheartedly over

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<v Speaker 10>these next couple of days.

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<v Speaker 1>As President Biden lost the room with his own party

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<v Speaker 1>at this point, given his approach on this.

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<v Speaker 10>Conflict, I would say it's very clear that the Democrats

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<v Speaker 10>have a lot of internal divisions over this conflict, and

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<v Speaker 10>this isn't new to Biden, and I think he knew

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<v Speaker 10>with an issue as difficult as Israel Palestine, you are

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<v Speaker 10>probably never going to please everyone, especially in a party

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<v Speaker 10>like the Democrats, which are pretty split on this issue.

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<v Speaker 8>Now he's getting a.

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<v Speaker 10>Lot of very vocal criticism from many on the left,

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<v Speaker 10>from many progressives and for many on the pro Palestine side.

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<v Speaker 8>But I think he's also getting a lot.

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<v Speaker 10>Of support from more traditional liberal Democrats who appreciate the

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<v Speaker 10>solidarity that he's shown towards Israel. So in some ways,

0:29:16.680 --> 0:29:19.360
<v Speaker 10>again you're not going to please everyone. And again right

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<v Speaker 10>now the US is trying to find a very difficult

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<v Speaker 10>middle road and kind of thread this needle between supporting

0:29:24.840 --> 0:29:27.800
<v Speaker 10>Israel but also trying to minimize casualties and think ahead

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<v Speaker 10>to what might be next and what might be best

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<v Speaker 10>for the region.

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<v Speaker 2>It's going to be incredibly difficult for the president going

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<v Speaker 2>into next year journey. Just to finish on that poll

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<v Speaker 2>from the New York Times over the weekend, big leads

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<v Speaker 2>for the former president Donald Trump in Arizona, Georgia, and Michigan, Nevada,

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<v Speaker 2>and lead in Pennsylvania as well. Due to your thoughts

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<v Speaker 2>on that as it came out over the weekend, Yeah.

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<v Speaker 10>This is going to be a big wake up call

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<v Speaker 10>for Democrats and for the Biden campaign. We've been seeing

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<v Speaker 10>these neck and neck numbers for Biden and Trump for

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<v Speaker 10>quite a while. But to really drill down to the

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<v Speaker 10>six swing states and see that five out of the

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<v Speaker 10>six Trump is leading with less than a year until

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<v Speaker 10>the elections is quite notable.

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<v Speaker 8>And again, this is a.

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<v Speaker 10>Little bit different than past elections because both of these

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<v Speaker 10>both of these men are known quantities everyone and someone

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<v Speaker 10>like Trump, everything is out there already, so I don't

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<v Speaker 10>see a lot of this necessarily changing. Obviously pulls a

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<v Speaker 10>year out, our year out, but I think for Democrats

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<v Speaker 10>who thought, you know, Trump was going to be an

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<v Speaker 10>easy target or something like that. It's clear that Biden

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<v Speaker 10>has a lot of work to do, and that's you know,

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<v Speaker 10>it's going to be challenging for him to keep his

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<v Speaker 10>coalition together. So I think we'll see some different strategies

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<v Speaker 10>emerging pretty soon.

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<v Speaker 2>Hi, Judy, Thank you. Judy Norman of the US Sales

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<v Speaker 2>Center on US Politics.

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<v Speaker 6>Thank you.

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<v Speaker 5>Joining us now.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm so glad to say. Is Ashley Allen, corporate credit

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<v Speaker 1>research analyst at Franklin Templeton, who can weigh in maybe

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<v Speaker 1>I'm Birkenstacks, But more importantly, thank you so much for

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<v Speaker 1>being here, because to me, the big question really is

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<v Speaker 1>how resilient is a consumer? After people have been saying

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<v Speaker 1>that they're running out of their savings month after year

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<v Speaker 1>after month, have we reached a point where you actually

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<v Speaker 1>are seeing evidence of that?

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<v Speaker 5>Maybe?

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<v Speaker 11>And I think it's been maybe for a few months,

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<v Speaker 11>to be fair, but I think we find ourselves in

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<v Speaker 11>a really interesting situation right now, especially.

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<v Speaker 5>Following three Q earnings.

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<v Speaker 11>We just heard from a handful of staples companies from restaurants,

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<v Speaker 11>consumers are still spending, especially on some things that they'll

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<v Speaker 11>want to indulge in whether it's coffee, sweet treats in

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<v Speaker 11>the grocery store, so that the data is backward looking,

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<v Speaker 11>so we have to keep that in mind. But up

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<v Speaker 11>until this point, again, resilient has been the word that

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<v Speaker 11>economists are said over and over. They're still showing up

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<v Speaker 11>to spend on the things that make them feel good.

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<v Speaker 1>How much in some of the earning calls that you've

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<v Speaker 1>been tracking and just some of the communication that you've

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<v Speaker 1>had with corporate officers about what they see going forward,

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<v Speaker 1>how much do they see this continuing in a durable fashion,

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<v Speaker 1>just based on how much wages are increasing and the

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<v Speaker 1>fact that the label market is strong.

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<v Speaker 11>I don't think it's durable, at least at the same

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<v Speaker 11>level that we have sustained thus far. A lot of

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<v Speaker 11>the resilience that we've seen on the top line has

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<v Speaker 11>been driven by price volumes, you know, let's call them

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<v Speaker 11>flat plus or minus on either side, both in kind

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<v Speaker 11>of the restaurant space, but also in staples. If you

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<v Speaker 11>think about the CpG companies in the grocery store, volumes

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<v Speaker 11>of kind of flat line, so where they can consumers

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<v Speaker 11>have technically been pulling back from a volume perspective, They're

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<v Speaker 11>consuming less companies have just realized that they can still

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<v Speaker 11>benefit from taking price that likely can't continue forever going forward.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, a lot of people will argue that a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of the household balance shees look pretty good. So if

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<v Speaker 1>people want to lever up to get a latte, a double,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, mocacino, they can do that. Is that what

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<v Speaker 1>we're actually seeing that people are just continuing with indulgences,

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<v Speaker 1>but levering up to do so.

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<v Speaker 11>Potentially, I don't necessarily it's always a maybe, right, I

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<v Speaker 11>don't necessarily think that leveraging.

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<v Speaker 5>Up to buy their latte.

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<v Speaker 11>But I think if you have to look at the

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<v Speaker 11>bigger picture macro, if you think about millennials broadly speaking,

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<v Speaker 11>who maybe are waiting to buy their first home, if

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<v Speaker 11>you can't do that right now, I would argue that,

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<v Speaker 11>you know, spending seven bucks on a coffee isn't going

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<v Speaker 11>to impact your ability to buy a home the same

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<v Speaker 11>way the Fed would in.

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<v Speaker 5>Regards to their rate policy.

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<v Speaker 11>So I think from a consumer perspective, it's less so

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<v Speaker 11>about them leveraging up, but a bit more about the

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<v Speaker 11>bigger macro picture, what they are spending on and how

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<v Speaker 11>they're supported by jobs. To be frank as well.

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<v Speaker 1>So as an investor, do you recommend then consumer discretionaries

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<v Speaker 1>that are the small luxuries in life that people seem

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<v Speaker 1>pretty committed to.

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<v Speaker 11>Yeah, so there is something called the lipstick effect, which

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<v Speaker 11>we've seen before, specifically, you know, in regards to beauty,

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<v Speaker 11>where women will still spend on small luxuries to make

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<v Speaker 11>themselves filtered during times of economic stress.

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<v Speaker 5>I think that same the pattern.

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<v Speaker 11>Or thesis could easily be applied to sweet treats to

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<v Speaker 11>think about, you know, oreos or cookies that we like

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<v Speaker 11>as well as well as just the occasional splurge in

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<v Speaker 11>regards to dining out and whether that's at you know,

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<v Speaker 11>full price restaurant. Maybe you're okay spending you know, twenty

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<v Speaker 11>bucks on your fast food meal that one time. They

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<v Speaker 11>will indulge, especially during times at economic spress.

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<v Speaker 1>Do you buy the holozempic argument.

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<v Speaker 5>Not yet, it's tb D.

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<v Speaker 11>I do think, you know, these drugs are really powerful

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<v Speaker 11>for the individuals that they were originally designed to help,

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<v Speaker 11>maybe those with type two diabetes or who are severely

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<v Speaker 11>over overweight and obese. But consumer habits really die hard,

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<v Speaker 11>and I think that it might take more than ozembic

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<v Speaker 11>at least in its current form to change those patterns.

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<v Speaker 1>So zooming out. We were just speaking with Veronica Clark

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<v Speaker 1>over at City Group, and she was talking about how

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<v Speaker 1>they expect a soft patch now and then a reacceleration

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<v Speaker 1>and inflation because a lot of consumers just keep accepting

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<v Speaker 1>prices where they are.

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<v Speaker 3>Do you agree with that?

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<v Speaker 1>Just based on sort of a company specific kind of analysis.

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<v Speaker 11>I think that if consumers, if the can keep their

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<v Speaker 11>wage gains that we've seen recently, if they can, if

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<v Speaker 11>those can be persistent, there's a good chance that they

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<v Speaker 11>will continue to accept the price gains. I think it's

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<v Speaker 11>as a matter of who's going to blink first. Is

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<v Speaker 11>it the consumers or is it going to be the

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<v Speaker 11>corporations in regards to pulling back on price to drive

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<v Speaker 11>volumes or consumers finally going to reach a point where

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<v Speaker 11>they say, hey, you know what, I don't want to

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<v Speaker 11>spend six bucks on a box of cereal anymore.

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<v Speaker 5>I don't want to buy that seven dollars coffee.

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<v Speaker 11>But as long as they're supported by jobs and some

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<v Speaker 11>wage gains, I think you know they'll continue to spend.

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<v Speaker 1>Which raises this question when you talk to corporate executives

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<v Speaker 1>and they can pass along these costs. Are they then

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<v Speaker 1>hiring more people?

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<v Speaker 11>No, because at the end of the day, corporates are

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<v Speaker 11>also responding to markets. Broadly speaking, they're trying to recover

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<v Speaker 11>the margin that they lost over the past eighteen months

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<v Speaker 11>or so when inflation and input cost really got out

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<v Speaker 11>of control. Margins became compressed. At that time, profitability was hammered.

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<v Speaker 11>They've benefited these past few quarters from those price increases

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<v Speaker 11>in conjunction with falling input costs. Now, to be fair,

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<v Speaker 11>those costs haven't completely reverted, but profitability has been.

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<v Speaker 5>Strong from them.

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<v Speaker 11>And for the most part this is very idiosyncratic, but

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<v Speaker 11>companies have been rewarded when their bottom lines, of course

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<v Speaker 11>have expanded or reverted to pre pandemic levels.

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<v Speaker 1>So's it's just zooming out To wrap this all up,

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<v Speaker 1>I guess there's this question of whether some of the

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<v Speaker 1>legacy retail companies and whether the legacy service companies can

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<v Speaker 1>continue to operate and thrive based on their capital structures

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<v Speaker 1>and a borrowing costs that was a lot lower from

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<v Speaker 1>another era that they were going to have to refinance

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<v Speaker 1>at a higher rate, whether they are still incredible companies

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<v Speaker 1>to invest in in a current environment. Are you basically

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<v Speaker 1>saying that, yes, because they're able to pass along those

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<v Speaker 1>costs to consumers that have continued to really go for

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<v Speaker 1>the products that they're selling.

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<v Speaker 11>Yes, they've been able to pass along the cost. But

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<v Speaker 11>the maturity wall, broadly speaking, has been pushed out for

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<v Speaker 11>several corporates, including those in retail indiscretionary names, and so

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<v Speaker 11>you know, they have balance sheets these days in the

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<v Speaker 11>cash fload to support you know, the interest expense that

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<v Speaker 11>they have. Now, in three or four years, when their

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<v Speaker 11>maturity wall comes to do, we'll see where we are

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<v Speaker 11>and we can address it at that time. But at

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<v Speaker 11>the moment, balance sheets are strong, the cash is coming in,

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<v Speaker 11>they can make their payments, and they're passing along those

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<v Speaker 11>higher prices.

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<v Speaker 1>What are the strongest segments of retail right now?

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<v Speaker 5>It's a great question.

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<v Speaker 11>Broadly speaking, Beauty as a segment that's continuing to do well. Historically,

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<v Speaker 11>pet has been a segment that's been strong, but we

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<v Speaker 11>have seen some weakening there. It's probably a bit of

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<v Speaker 11>a post pandemic trend that's reversing.

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<v Speaker 1>But people are sick of spending their entire paycheck on fido.

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<v Speaker 1>Ashley Allen, thank you, Thank you so much of Franklin Templeton.

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