Sentences with phrase «junk bond yields just»

I still think there's scope for a significant reduction in that discount — after all, junk bond yields just hit 5 %!

Not exact matches

Traders have pulled more than $ 1.8 billion from two junk - focused ETFs just in the past week: the iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond -LRB-- $ 1.06 billion, most of any ETF) and the SPDR Barclays High Yield Bond -LRB--765.4 million, the second most), while also redeeming $ 577.4 million (the fourth most) from the iShares iBoxx Investment Grade Bond ETF, according to FactSet and ETF.com.

For example, it does not include euro bonds («reverse Yankees») that are hot in Europe, where junk bond yields are at a ludicrously low 2.35 % on average, and the high - grade yield is just above zero.

There are various ways to participate in the Junk Bond rally that is just underway - from purchasing individual corporate bonds to diversifying risk with double - digit yielding Bond ETFs, Mutual Funds and individual corporate paper.

Average yields on investment - grade corporate bonds have risen just 2 basis points this month to 96 basis points more than Treasuries, while junk bond yields are up just 7 basis points to 253 basis points over Treasuries, according to Merrill Lynch data.

Never in my life would I have considered buying a CCC junk bond at 110 to yield 7 % (quick ratings guide: BBB = investment grade, BB = fine company, B = either a fine or a sketchy company the ratings agencies have no clue which, CCC = this will default just give it a few years, D = this defaulted like we said when we rated it BB uhhhh we're not good at this).

That said, research also shows that investment - grade bonds as a group, which includes not just Treasuries but government agency issues and high - quality corporates (though not high - yield, or junk, bonds), can also provide solid diversification during periods of stock market turbulence.