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 […]

Investment grade credit spreads continued to inch tighter this week.  The Bloomberg US Corporate Bond Index closed at 130 on Thursday June 22 after having closed the week prior at 131.  This is the tightest level for the index in over three months.  The investment grade credit market is flat amid muted volume this Friday […]

Investment grade credit spreads experienced a steady grind tighter this week.  The Bloomberg US Corporate Bond Index closed at 133 on Thursday June 15 after having closed the week prior at 138.  The investment grade credit market is feeling good vibes again as we go to print this Friday morning.  Equity futures too are in […]

Investment grade credit spreads drifted wider through the first half of the week and into Wednesday’s close on the back of new issue supply.  Spreads then snapped tighter Thursday afternoon on the hope that there could be a near term resolution to the debt ceiling.  After the move tighter, spreads were unchanged on the week […]

Investment grade credit spreads moved wider throughout the week. The Bloomberg US Corporate Bond Index closed at 148 on Thursday May 4 after having closed the week prior at 136.  The 10yr Treasury yield was only a few basis points higher this week after having closed last Friday at 3.42%.  Through Thursday, the Corporate Index […]

Investment grade credit spreads were mostly unchanged for the second consecutive week with the spread on the index just slightly wider from where it started the week. The Bloomberg US Corporate Bond Index closed at 135 on Thursday April 27 after having closed the week prior at 133.  The 10yr Treasury yield trended lower throughout […]

Investment grade credit spreads drifted sideways this week and if that trend holds then it looks likely that the index will finish the week unchanged.  The Bloomberg US Corporate Bond Index closed at 134 on Thursday April 20 after having closed the week prior at 134.  The 10yr Treasury traded in a narrow range this […]