(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 […]

(Bloomberg)  High Yield Market Highlights     US junk bonds stalled and momentum faltered on skepticism that a peace deal between the US and Iran is likely after reports of a US attack on an Iranian oil tanker, which pushed oil prices higher again. Meanwhile, the primary market shrugged off these developments and continued to […]

(Bloomberg)  High Yield Market Highlights US junk bonds are set to snap a three-week streak of gains as the US-Iran standoff unsettles investors and drives oil prices higher. Yields have climbed 19 basis points in the past five sessions to 6.94%. Meanwhile, still attractive yields and tight spreads produced a supply surge in the primary […]

(Bloomberg)  High Yield Market Highlights     A steady three-day rally and still-compressed spreads well below 300 basis points powered a supply boom in the junk bond primary market this week. Large cash inflows into the asset class drove the week’s supply to $15b, the busiest since September 2025. The supply surge pressured yields and […]