Investment grade credit performance was mixed again this week.  It looked like spreads would finish the week better bid but then the monthly payroll report hit on Friday morning.  Things are volatile as we go to print so it is merely a guess but we could finish the week somewhere in the neighborhood of unchanged […]

Investment grade credit performance was mixed this week and it looks as though spreads will finish a basis point or two wider.  The Bloomberg US Corporate Bond Index closed at 146 on Thursday July 28 after having closed the week prior at 144.  The market is better bid as we go to print this Friday […]

Investment grade credit has had a week of mixed performance.  The Bloomberg US Corporate Bond Index closed at 149 on Thursday June 23 after having closed the week prior at 144.  The market tone has been good for risk assets on Friday and it looks likely that spreads will finish the week on a positive […]

It was a wild ride for risk assets during the week and credit spreads will finish the week wider.  The Bloomberg US Corporate Bond Index closed at 144 on Thursday June 16 after having closed the week prior at 136.  The tape has been mixed throughout the day on Friday and is pointing toward a […]

Credit spreads will finish the week meaningfully tighter for the second week in a row.  The Bloomberg US Corporate Bond Index closed at 149 two weeks ago and 136 last Friday while the index closed this Thursday at an OAS of 130. Spreads have drifted wider during the trading day on Friday so we may […]

Credit spreads will finish this week markedly better and there were a couple trading days where spreads ripped tighter.  The Bloomberg US Corporate Bond Index closed at 149 last Friday which was its widest level of the year.  The index closed 13 basis points tighter this Thursday at 136 and the path of least resistance […]

Credit spreads drifted wider this week while major equity indices posted their 7th consecutive week of losses.  The OAS on the Bloomberg US Corporate Bond Index closed Friday, the 20th of May at 149 after having closed the week prior at 141.  This marked the widest close for the index in 2022.  The 10yr Treasury […]

It was another volatile week for risk assets, especially equities.  The OAS on the Bloomberg US Corporate Bond Index closed Thursday, the 12th of May at 141 after having closed the week prior at 134.  The 10yr Treasury closed the previous week at 3.13% and it is trading at 2.91% as we go to print […]

One word can aptly describe this week: volatile.  The OAS on the Bloomberg US Corporate Bond Index closed Thursday, the 5th of May at 134 after having closed the week prior at 135.  Although the spread on the index was slightly tighter the performance effect was offset by higher Treasury yields.  The 10yr Treasury closed […]