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A Renewed Interest in High Yield Bonds
High Yield Bond Market – Outlook has changed to the positive, away from the recent stories of overvaluation and fund withdrawals. The S&P U.S. Issued High Yield Corporate Bond Index returned 1% last week and a 0.43% the week before to recover the loss incurred the last week of July (-1.38%). Year-to-date the index is…
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The Price of Risk: Market Readies for $3billion Puerto Rico Junk Bond Sale
Puerto Rico general obligation bonds tracked in the S&P Municipal Bond Puerto Rico General Obligation Index have rallied 13.67% this year ahead of the planned $3 billion bond sale by Puerto Rico this coming Tuesday. Yields of bonds in the index have dropped 122bps to end March 7th 2014 at 7.12%. The success of the pending bond…
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High Yield Munis Still Cheaper Than Corporate Junk
U.S. Municipal Bonds: (Data as of May 16,2013) Corporate junk bond yields have risen as mutual funds have seen outflows. Meanwhile, municipal high yield bonds have held their own. A rare twist in the markets may be ending as a result: yields of tax free high yield municipal bonds are 34bps higher (Yield to Worst)…
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