Tag Archives: Credit Default Spreads
Energy Bonds Are Now One of the Riskiest Sectors
Data as of January 6, 2015 As oil prices have tumbled, the cost of buying default protection on the debt of energy companies has skyrocketed. The cost of buying default protection tracked in the S&P/ISDA CDS U.S. Energy Select 10 Index has nearly tripled from a low point in June 2014. As a result, default…
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Market Reflects Negative Outlook for Homebuilding In 2014
The U.S. Department of Commerce released data last Friday showing that housing starts in April were up 26.4% from April of last year and 13.2% since March. In a vacuum, you would expect that the market would look favorably on the homebuilder’s market when the amount of homes being built is increasing. The home building…
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Equity and Credit Markets in Sync?
The companies in the S&P 500 that borrow the most money are enjoying the benefit of a positive credit market. The cost of buying default protection on the largest bond market borrowers in the S&P 500 is tracked by the S&P/ISDA U.S. 150 Credit Spread Index and has fallen to lows which can be an…
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