- The option-adjusted-spread ((OAS)) on the investment grade or high-grade corporate bond index, is presently about 95-100 bps better than the equivalent Treasury.
- As of last Friday, August 27th, 2021, the BBB OAS was yielding about 104 bp’s over equivalent Treasuries, which should tell readers how vast the reach for yield has been in the last 18 months.
- The junk bond or below-investment grade asset class of the corporate bond market is yielding around 4%, but the spread-to-Treasuries the last few months has been pretty consistent around 350 bps.
For further details see:
Talking Bond And Credit Markets After Jackson Hole