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Faced with alarming rates of inflation, central banks around the world have been forced to hike interest rates, after a period of near-zero rates to stimulate the economy. While this move provides the cooling effect many economies desperately crave by dampening consumer spending, at the same time it will raise mortgage prices, loan prices, and costs of operations—potentially triggering layoffs and unemployment. Could the credit markets have reached a capitulation point? What impact will this have on the public debt market? How are credit investors capitalizing on opportunities arising from uncertainty and volatility?