HIX News and Press, Western Asset High Income Fund II Inc. From 04/14/20

Marriott (NASDAQ: MAR ) today sold $1.6B in 5-year paper priced to yield 5.75%, reports Bloomberg. The notes are expected to be rated Baa3/BBB- More news on: Marriott International, Inc., iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF, iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF, Co...

Originally published April 8, 2020 It has always been interesting to me how the media concentrates almost 100% on the equity markets. It is almost like the bond markets didn't exist or, if they did, that it was on some far off planet that didn't deserve anyone's attention. I have always fe...

Included in the Fed's latest rescue package is its intention to now begin buying ETFs holding high-yield paper as well as direct purchases of paper that's recently been downgraded to junk. More news on: iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF, SPDR Bloomberg Barclays High Yield B...

By Pater Tenebrarum Everything and the Kitchen Sink After the first inter-meeting rate cut in early March, we opined that further rate cuts were a near certainty and that “not-QE” would swiftly morph into “QE, next iteration” (see Rate Cutters Unanimous for ...

By Scott DiMaggio and Gershon Distenfeld Most of the global bond market sold off sharply in the first quarter as the coronavirus crisis emerged and intensified. Economic activity halted across much of the world. Credit spreads—yields relative to comparable-maturity government bond ...

It's been a rough run for high-yield, but assisting in whatever bid there is for the paper is demand from yield-hungry life insurers, says Barclays. More news on: iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF, SPDR Bloomberg Barclays High Yield Bond ETF, BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund...

As a professional bond manager glued to a screen watching prices every day, it's hard to fathom that just a few weeks ago when March began corporate bond spreads were below historical averages¹. Flash forward, through what seemed like an eternity at the desk (or home office!), and those s...

Anthony Okolie recaps the biggest news of the day including the latest COVID-19 developments, followed by a conversation with Greg Kocik, Head of High Yield Bond Group, TD Asset Management, about the potential opportunities in the high yield and corporate bond space. Original Post ...

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Moody's Investors Service has lowered its outlook on U.S. corporate debt from stable to negative, saying that a coronavirus recession will result in rising default rates. More news on: Oxford Lane Capital, Eagle Point Credit Company Inc., iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF, Ne...