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As Volatility Returns to Equities, Corporate Bond Spreads Tighten Near Record Lows
Broad-based equity markets have been on a rollercoaster ride since Jan. 30, 2018, as market participants appear to be reassessing the impact of inflation and potential consequences from the recent tax reform. While volatility appears to be back, high-grade corporate bond spreads have tightened to levels not seen since 2007. Compared with the last episode…
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Looking for Incremental Yield
Over the past few years, corporations have taken advantage of the low interest rate environment and have thereby increased the size of the corporate bond market considerably. Many of these bonds, however, are subject to the effects of rising interest rates. In fact, anticipation of this change in interest rates alone has already started to…
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