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Collateral characteristics are slightly weaker than previous deals, due to a higher proportion of loans underwritten to alternative income documentation.

While the IMF sees the omicron variant weighing on growth in the first quarter, it expects the negative impact to fade starting in the second quarter, assuming that the global surge in infections abates.

Office properties account for 60.8% of the pool, above the 41.2% average for 2020 deals, and above the 36.5% average for 2021.

Russia’s troop buildup on the Ukraine border is now being cited by strategists as one of the main threats to global markets.

The collateral of CPSART 2022-A reflects key changes including a decrease in the percentage of called collateral, and a drop in the months of seasoning on the notes.

Global bonds rallied Friday, with investors seeking havens from a technology stock sell-off and concern over increased U.S.-Russia tension.

Part of the proceeds will be used to help fund Planet Fitness’ acquisition Sunshine Fitness Growth Holdings, which owns 114 franchise locations.

Pension funding versus liabilities was close to 100% at the end of 2021, for the first time since the financial crisis, according to investment advisory firm Milliman.

In addition to being almost entirely composed of investment-purpose mortgages, about 100% of the pool’s 2,175 mortgages are agency eligible.

A broader investor base, rising inflation and higher interest rates are likely to result in significant demand for CLO bonds, which have experienced few defaults.

Financial companies are leading a rush to lock in still-attractive borrowing costs before the Federal Reserve hikes interest rates, potentially adding to volatility and market uncertainty.

The restoration and reconstruction services industry is expected to grow steadily at about 4% annually over the next several years, partly due to extreme weather events.

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. equities traders posted a decline in the fourth quarter, adding to evidence that the frenzied activity touched off by the pandemic is cooling, even as the bank ratcheted up payouts for employees.

One potentially positive aspect of the transaction is that Foursight is a wholly owned subsidiary of Jefferies, a well-capitalized parent.

Labor and supply-chain issues, coupled with rising inflation and higher interest rates, but not the omicron surge, are shaping a slightly more negative view.

Office buildings are increasingly going delinquent on their mortgages, and yet bond buyers can’t seem to get enough of the properties.

The SEC claims Morningstar put investors at a risk when rating $30 billion in CMBS deals from 2015-2016. Morningstar defends its integrity and independence.

Sodaski, who previously worked at Credit Suisse for more than 20 years, will lead MUFG’s investment-grade sales strategy across the U.S.

Initial overcollateralization is 15%, with a build up to a target equal to the minimum of 21.5% of the current pool balance, and 16.5% of the initial pool balance.

U.S. Treasuries gained, bouncing back from an initial wave of selling after consumer-price inflation accelerated at the fastest annual pace in four decades in December.