Investment Grade Weekly
CAM Investment Grade Weekly Insights
Another week has come and gone and corporate bonds continue to inch tighter into year end. The OAS on the Bloomberg Barclays Corporate Index opened the week at 99 and closed at 95 on Thursday. Spreads are now at their tightest levels of 2019 and the narrowest since February of 2018 when the OAS on […]
CAM Investment Grade Weekly Insights
The grind continues as the OAS on the Bloomberg Barclays Corporate Index breached 100 for the first time in 2019 with a 99 close on Thursday evening. The index has not traded inside of 100 since March of 2018 and has averaged a spread of 127 over the past 5-years and 113 over the past […]
CAM Investment Grade Weekly Insights
Credit spreads are set to finish the week generally unchanged but may be a touch wider in some spots when it is all said and done. The spread on the Bloomberg Barclays Corporate Index opened the holiday shortened week at 105 and closed at 106 on Thursday. There is positive sentiment in the markets on […]
CAM Investment Grade Weekly Insights
Credit spreads were tighter during the week and are now at the tightest levels of 2019. The spread on the Bloomberg Barclays Corporate Index closed at 105 on Thursday and there is a positive tone in the air on Friday morning which could lead to an even tighter close as we head into the long […]
CAM Investment Grade Weekly Insights
Credit spreads were turbulent during the week. The first half of the week saw tighter spreads, and the OAS on the Corporate Index closed at 106 on Tuesday, the tightest level of 2019. Spreads traded wider from there on the back of Fed commentary on Wednesday which was followed by a surprisingly weak Chicago PMI […]
CAM Investment Grade Weekly Insights
Spreads are tighter to the tune of several basis points on the week while Treasury rates crept higher. The OAS on the Bloomberg Barclays Corporate Index was 110 on Friday morning after having closed at 112 the week prior. Spreads have continued to grind tighter throughout the day as we go to print on Friday […]
CAM Investment Grade Weekly Insights
Spreads are tighter on the week amidst positive vibes in risk markets and the lack of meaningful new corporate supply. The OAS on the Bloomberg Barclays Corporate Index is 113 on Friday morning after having closed at 115 the week prior. Treasury rates have risen substantially since the beginning of October and the 10yr spent […]
CAM Investment Grade Weekly Insights
Spreads and Treasuries were range bound during the week and look likely to finish the week relatively unchanged. It was a quiet week for credit which is unsurprising given that we are headed into quarter end. The primary market kicked off September with its busiest week ever but the torrid pace of issuance has cooled […]
CAM Investment Grade Weekly Insights
Spreads are tighter on the week and Treasuries are lower. The OAS on the corporate index opened the week at 116 and is 114 as we go to print on Friday morning while the 10yr Treasury is at 1.767%, 12 basis lower from the previous Friday close. In other news, as expected, the Fed cut […]
CAM Investment Grade Weekly Insights
Spreads are set to finish the week modestly tighter while Treasuries are at the forefront with the 10yr now 30 basis points higher from last Friday’s close of 1.560%. The OAS on the corporate index closed at 117 on Thursday after closing the prior week at a spread of 119. Equity indices are trading near […]