Credit spreads moved tighter this week on the back of mostly positive earnings reports and muted primary supply.  The Bloomberg US Corporate Bond Index closed at 127 on Thursday October 26 after having closed the week prior at 130.  The 10yr is trading a 4.85% as we go to print Friday morning, higher by 6 […]

Barring a stunning reversal, investment grade credit spreads will finish the week solidly wider.  The Bloomberg US Corporate Bond Index closed at 129 on Thursday October 19 after having closed the week prior at 124.  The 10yr is trading a 4.93% as we go to print Friday morning, higher by 32 basis points from the […]

Investment grade credit spreads look likely to finish the week modestly tighter.  The Bloomberg US Corporate Bond Index closed at 117 on Thursday September 21 after having closed the week prior at 118.  The 10yr is trading a 4.47% as we go to print Friday morning, higher by 14 basis points on the week.  Through […]

Investment grade credit spreads drifted a touch wider mid-week before settling into a level that was mostly unchanged as we went to print on Friday.  The Bloomberg US Corporate Bond Index closed at 119 on Thursday September 14 after having closed the week prior at 119.  The 10yr was trading at 4.30% Friday morning, higher […]

Investment grade credit spreads are slightly wider this week, although spreads for many individual corporate bonds are unchanged.  The Bloomberg US Corporate Bond Index closed at 120 on Thursday September 7 after having closed the week prior at 119.  The 10yr is trading at 4.22% this morning, higher by 4 basis points on the week.  […]

Investment grade credit spreads will finish the week wider.  The Bloomberg US Corporate Bond Index closed at 124 on Thursday August 17 after having closed the week prior at 119.  The 10yr is trading at 4.23% this morning, higher by 8 basis points on the week.  Through Thursday August 10 the Corporate Index YTD total […]

Investment grade credit spreads were slightly softer this week.  The Bloomberg US Corporate Bond Index closed at 120 on Thursday August 10 after having closed the week prior at 118.  The 10yr is trading at 4.13% as we go to print which is up 10 basis points on the week on the back of a […]

Investment grade credit spreads closed at the tightest levels of the year on Monday evening before widening throughout the rest of the week in sympathy with higher Treasury yields.  The Bloomberg US Corporate Bond Index closed at 119 on Thursday August 4 after having closed the week prior at 115.  The 10yr is trading at […]

Investment grade credit spreads look set to end the week better as the index is closing in on its tightest levels since early February and is now just 2 basis points from its 2023 tight.  The Bloomberg US Corporate Bond Index closed at 117 on Thursday July 27 after having closed the week prior at […]

Investment grade credit spreads may end the week slightly tighter but the theme for spreads lately has been one of little change.  In fact, for the month of July, the spread on the index has been range bound within a tight window of 122-125.  The Bloomberg US Corporate Bond Index closed at 123 on Thursday […]