Spreads are opening Friday morning unchanged as we head toward the conclusion of this holiday shortened week that featured only four trading days.  The Bloomberg Barclays US Corporate Index closed on Thursday October 15 at 126 after closing the week prior at 126.  Through Thursday, the corporate index has posted a year-to-date total return of […]

Spreads are slightly tighter on the week.  The Bloomberg Barclays US Corporate Index closed on Thursday September 17 at 128 after closing the week prior at 130.  Spreads have traded in a very narrow range over the course of the last month, with the OAS on the index never closing wider than 131 or tighter […]

Spreads were mixed during the holiday shortened week and look likely to finish close to unchanged or perhaps a touch wider after it is all said and done.  The Bloomberg Barclays US Corporate Index closed on Thursday September 10 at 131 after closing the week prior at 129.  The market has a firmer tone as […]

Spreads are wider on the week.  The Bloomberg Barclays US Corporate Index closed on Thursday August 20 at 131 after closing the week of August 10-14 at 128.  The market has the feel of a quiet summer Friday as we go to print this morning.  Through Thursday, the corporate index has posted a year-to-date total […]

Spreads took a breather this week and may finish the week a touch wider when it is all said and done.  The Bloomberg Barclays US Corporate Index closed on Thursday July 31 at 133 after closing the week of July 20-24 at 131.  Through Thursday, the corporate index has posted a year-to-date total return of […]

Spreads look to finish the week tighter again as the grind lower continues.  The Bloomberg Barclays US Corporate Index closed on Thursday July 23 at 130 after closing the week of July 13-17 at 136.  The return on the corporate index keeps inching higher with a year-to-date total return of +8.28% through Thursday.  This week […]

Spreads are set to finish the week wider, giving back some of the big move tighter from last week.  The Bloomberg Barclays US Corporate Index closed on Thursday June 11 at 161 after closing the week of June 5 at 146.  The corporate index was a beneficiary of lower Treasuries and the total return for […]

Spreads moved significantly tighter throughout the week.  The Bloomberg Barclays US Corporate Index closed on Thursday May 28 at 175 after closing the week of May 22 at 185.  The corporate index total return for the year through Thursday was +2.54%. The primary market was busy again but volume was lower for the second consecutive […]

Spreads moved significantly tighter throughout the week.  The Bloomberg Barclays US Corporate Index closed on Thursday May 21 at 187 after closing the week of May 15 at 208.  The corporate index total return for the year through Thursday was +2.15%.  The fixed income markets will close early on Friday ahead of the Memorial Day […]

Spreads moved tighter throughout the week.  The Bloomberg Barclays US Corporate Index closed the week of May 15 at an OAS of 208 after closing the prior week at 212.  Through Friday, the index total return for the year was +0.72%. The primary market again remained en fuego as borrowers rushed to stock their coffers […]