Not exact matches
Nobody is really talking about it but, with the Fed
tightening this week amid rising
corporate bond spreads, Ray Dalio's 1937 analog continues to rhyme.
While volatility appears to be back, high - grade
corporate bond spreads have
tightened to levels not seen since 2007.
So in a boom, credit
spreads [the difference between the yields of
corporate bonds and Treasury
bonds]
tighten quickly,
tighten slowly, and then stop
tightening, even though things seem to be going great.
Global
corporate bond spreads have shrunk this year and are expected to
tighten further, should the European Central...
Global
corporate bond spreads have shrunk this year and are expected to
tighten further, should the European Central Bank (ECB) extend its asset purchases.
Also, the yield
spread between U.S. Treasuries and
corporate bonds has
tightened, meaning credit offers thinner insulation against rate rises.
US and CAD investment grade credit
spreads, the difference in yield between
corporates and Canadas,
tightened by.3 % and US high yield
bonds tightened by 1 %.
As I commented to a Treasury staffer after the meeting, with financing rates so cheap to buy financial debts, regardless of what kind, it is no surprise that
corporate bond spreads have
tightened, while there is still little lending to finance growth in the real economy.
As of Feb. 5, 2018, investment - grade
spreads had
tightened 6 bps and were more than 110 bps tighter compared with February 2016, as measured by the S&P 500 Investment Grade
Corporate Bond Index.
While volatility appears to be back, high - grade
corporate bond spreads have
tightened to levels not seen since 2007.
Since the financial crisis, investment grade
corporate bond indexes have reached record highs, 1 and credit
spreads have
tightened significantly,» said Michael L. Sapir, Chairman and CEO of ProShare Advisors LLC, ProShares» investment advisor.
7) The
corporate bond market has been on fire of late, with higher prices,
tightening spreads and greater issuance.