How I Diagnose S&P 500 With Junk Bond Rates

Track junk bond yields and spreads as leading signals for equity risk. Currently, junk bond yields (VWEHX ~6.18%) are below ...
Nasdaq

Pain Ahead for Junk Bond ETFs?

Investors in U.S. junk bonds are showing increasing caution toward riskier debt. An index of CCC-rated bonds fell nearly 0.8% over the past month ended Thursday, underperforming the broader high-yield ...
Bloomberg L.P.

Junk Bonds Are the New High Grade Bonds

Junk debt is about as safe as investment-grade now, at least according to prices in credit markets. The gap between risk premiums on the highest-rated US junk bonds and the lowest-rated ...
Seeking Alpha

S&P 500: Junk Bonds Indicate Prolonged Bull Run

Like many of you, my inbox is flooded by bearish calls on the equity market as all equity indices (including SP500, DJI, NASDAQ, and also RTY) hover near all-time-highs. These bearish calls are ...
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$42 billion in corporate bonds just turned to Junk, hits decade high - is this a signal of US corporate debt crisis?

A record $42 billion worth of U.S. corporate bonds have fallen into junk territory this year — the highest total in a decade — and it’s shaking confidence across Wall Street. The downgrades, known as ...