Last week brought extreme volatility to the markets, with broadly syndicated loans being no exception. On Octaura, the universe of loans dropped dramatically over the last week, with tariff-exposed names down even more – rebounding universally after the April 9 news of a 90-day tariff pause.
Figure 1.0 | Source: Octaura End of Day Price Tracker, Loan Universe. Illustrates bid & offer pricing plus spread across the universe of loans January 1, 2025 – the morning of April 10, 2025.
Figure 2.0 | Source: Octaura Intraday Price Tracker, Highly Liquid Loans. Illustrates an approximate 2 point drop in the past week (April 2, 2025 – April 9, 2025) across the most liquid loans on Octaura’s loan trading platform. Prices rebounded by a point in the afternoon of April 9, reacting to the news of a 90-day tariff pause.
Figure 3.0 | Source: Octaura. Average price drop by industry comparing April 8, 2025 vs. April 2, 2025. Automotive and Retail sectors experienced the most significant drop and continued to drop post 90-day tariff pause news on April 9.
Figure 4.0 | Source: Octaura. Average price gain by industry comparing April 9, 2025 vs. April 8, 2025. Media and Construction sectors experienced the most significant gain after the 90-day tariff pause news on April 9.
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