Fixed income insights

The search for durable income and smart fixed income positioning remains key amid rising dispersion. Our Q1 outlook shares insights from Rick Rieder and investors across the platform on the key themes, risks and opportunities ahead.

Join Rick Rieder for his Monthly Outlook Webcast, where he breaks down key market themes and helps investors understand trends and positioning across fixed income.

BSF BlackRock ESG Fixed Income Strategies Fund (FISF) is a flexible global strategy for euro investors, combining macro views with targeted relative-value ideas. Its unconstrained approach aims to generate alpha.

Global investment grade credit proved resilient in 2025, with spreads near post-GFC tights despite market stress. Strong fundamentals, solid demand and attractive starting yields support a constructive outlook for 2026.

In 2026, we favor selective risk-taking backed by diversified, high-quality income across euro duration, multi-credit including securitized assets, and emerging market debt—anchored in strong fundamentals.

Discover BlackRock’s latest Capital market assumptions (CMAs) — a forward-looking framework that provides data-driven insights into expected returns and volatility across asset classes to support strategic asset allocation and portfolio construction.