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Aug 2024
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Recession or slowdown? Navigating uncert...

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Ben Thompson, Head of EMEA Leveraged Finance Capital Markets, hosts Jonathan Butler, Head of European Leveraged Finance and Co-Head of Global High Yield Strategy at PGIM Fixed Income, to unpack the global leveraged finance market. They discuss central bank policies, geopolitical risks, and private credit trends, offering insights into strategies for navigating market volatility. Plus, they discuss themes from the upcoming J.P. Morgan European High Yield and Leveraged Finance Conference.​

 

This episode was recorded on Aug 20, 2024. ​​

This material was prepared by certain personnel of JPMorgan Chase & Co. and its affiliates and subsidiaries worldwide and not the firm’s research department. It is for informational purposes only, is not intended as an offer or solicitation for the purchase, sale or tender of any financial instrument and does not constitute a commitment, undertaking, offer or solicitation by any JPMorgan Chase entity to extend or arrange credit or provide any other products or services to any person or entity. ​

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