EUROPEAN EQUITIES GAINED following the release of a positive U.S. jobs report signaling the U.S. economy remains strong despite global economies faltering.  In the European front, German industrial output increased 0.7 percent in February aided by a flood of construction activity, however, “The industrial sector is expected to remain subdued given the weak development in orders and the gloomier business climate” The UK 10-year Gilt rose 3.3 basis points.  FTSE 100  +0.78%, STOXXEurope 600 +0.19%, CAC 40 +0.38%, German DAX +0.21%.

A STAGGERING $9.7 TRILLION OF GLOBAL DEBT IS YIELDING LESS THAN 0%.  The amount has increased by more than $3.5 billion since September as dovish tones across global central banks make investors turn to safe-haven assets.  “The financial world is truly upside down,” said Peter Boockvar, chief investment officer of Bleakley Advisory Group.  German bond yields have plummeted over the past six-months losing 0.5 basis points adding the rise of negative yielding government paper globally. Preliminary U.K. housing data suggests growth has cooled in the first quarter of 2019 to 2.3 percent from 2.6 percent one-year-prior amid political uncertainties. ADI (Advantage Data Inc.) corporate-bond index data showed a net daily yield increment for high-grade versus high-yield constituents. Among European investment grade bonds showing a concurrence of top price gains at appreciable volumes traded, UBS Group Funding (Switzerland) AG (USD) VAR% PERP made some analysts' 'Conviction Buy' lists. (See the chart for  UBS Group Funding bonds below). Corey Mahoney (cmahoney@advantagedata.com).

Country	Maturity (Y)	Yield (%)	Previous (%)	Spread (bp)
Australia	10	1.904	1.851	-60.3
Belgium	10	0.462	0.477	-204.5
France	10	0.369	0.393	-213.8
Germany	10	-0.004	0.011	-251.2
Italy	10	2.513	2.545		0.6
Japan	10	-0.039	-0.050	-254.6
Netherlands	10	0.086	0.099	-242.1
Portugal	10	1.263	1.269	-124.4
Spain	10	1.109	1.140	-139.8
Sweden	10	0.245	0.247	-226.2
U.K.	10	1.087	1.098	-142.1
U.S.	10	2.507	2.521	...

LATEST NEWS: Top moves, sovereign tighteners (5Y): Ireland 35 bp and France 28 bp. Sovereign wideners (5Y): Sweeden 15 bp and China 42 bp.

New Issues	New Issues [Continued]
1. Ergon Inc. (EUR) 1.875% 4/11/2025 (04/04/2019): 500MM Senior Unsecured Notes, Price at Issuance 99.674, Yielding 1.933%. 2. Norsk Hydro ASA (EUR) 1.125% 4/11/2025 (04/04/2019): 500MM Senior Unsecured Notes, Price at Issuance 99.265, Yielding 1.253%.

DATA CHECK:

iShares Core EUR UCITS	iShares Euro High Yield UCITS
NAV as of 04/05/2019, 131.2	NAV as of 04/05/2019, 103.99
Daily NAV Change (%) +0.03%	Daily NAV Change (%) +0.12%

OVERALL EUROPEAN CREDIT MARKET:
The euro-zone economy shows signs of positive momentum, although conditions are expected to deteriorate hindered by the termination of quantitative easing, weakening credit rating quality, and uncertainty regarding the outcome of Brexit. Closely watched indicators and rates:

• Eurostat's unemployment rate: currently 7.8% (seasonally adjusted, January 2019)
• Eurostat's quarterly GDP: 0.2% (2018 Q3 Final)
• 6-month Euribor: current value -0.230%, as of 04/04/2019

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