(Bloomberg) High Yield Market Highlights     US junk bonds showed resilience amid a broad move to shed risk, eking out small gains as yields fell for a second straight session on Thursday despite plunging equities, surging oil prices and escalating Middle East tensions. The market also looked past concerns over an AI-fueled debt wave, […]

(Bloomberg)  High Yield Market Highlights     US junk bonds extended their losses for a second straight session on Thursday as yields climbed and risk premiums increased on renewed doubts over the durability and costs of AI-fueled growth. Persistent inflation concerns, stoked by elevated energy costs, added to the risk-off tone. Yields surged to within […]

(Bloomberg)  High Yield Market Highlights     The selloff in junk bonds extended for a third straight session, driving yields to a new 17-month high and risk premiums to the widest in eight weeks as rising oil prices intensified inflation fears. The losses swept across ratings as Treasury yields pushed higher, pushing broad junk bond […]

(Bloomberg)  High Yield Market Highlights     After the Federal Reserve delivered a quarter-point rate hike and oil prices retreated for a second consecutive session, there was a bit of optimism that inflation can be contained without disrupting growth. The Federal Reserve, in fact, lifted growth forecasts for 2026 and 2027 to 2.3% and 2.4%, […]

(Bloomberg)  High Yield Market Highlights US junk bonds suffered their worst one-day selloff since March, with yields surging to a five-month high, as spiking oil prices hit Treasuries. The yields on 5-year and 10-year US debt climbed to a near three-year high. The rally in oil prices for a third straight session fueled losses in […]

(Bloomberg)  High Yield Market Highlights     The US junk bond rally fizzled out as uncertainty over the Strait of Hormuz fueled oil prices and expectations of a September Federal Reserve rate hike. High-yield snapped a three—day winning streak despite resilient labor market and strong productivity growth. The rally reversed across ratings. CCC yields jumped […]

(Bloomberg)  High Yield Market Highlights     US junk bonds bounced back from Wednesday’s selloff as yields and spreads declined, driving modest gains on a broader risk-on tone as equities recovered on strong corporate earnings and a dip in oil prices. The recovery was broad-based, with yields and spreads falling across ratings. CCC yields fell […]

(Bloomberg)  High Yield Market Highlights     US junk-bond yields and risk premiums surged the most in four months as rising crude prices, a resilient labor market and escalating tensions with Iran reignited inflation concerns. Yields climbed to a nearly four-month high after rising for five straight sessions, the longest streak since November, triggering the […]

(Bloomberg)  High Yield Market Highlights   US junk bond yields held steady and spreads barely moved as investors remained wary of tech-stocks volatility and stretched valuations. Concerns deepened after data showed US consumer spending accelerated while inflation rose at its fastest pace in more than three years, reinforcing expectations that the Federal Reserve is set […]

(Bloomberg)  High Yield Market Highlights   US junk bonds rose for a second straight session Thursday, driven by robust corporate profits and strong retail sales data that pointed to resilient consumers. A steady stream of borrowers in the primary market is driving month-to-date supply to more than $21b, up 33% compared to last year. Three […]