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Weekly Market Summary
Mar. 27 to Mar. 31, 2023
Extra Credit*
- Compared to a year ago, high-yield bonds sit at more attractive levels when it comes to price and yield. Twelve months ago, high-yield bonds traded at an average price of $97.04 with a yield of 6.01%. Today, high-yield bonds are trading at an average price of $87.55 with a yield of 8.75%.
- This time last year, short-term investment grade corporate bonds were yielding 2.88% vs. 5.33% today, an 85% increase.
- During the last Fed rate-cutting period, the average bank-loan price rose to $94 due, in part, to the difficulties in the energy sector in 4Q18. Currently, the average bank-loan price is $92.57.
- The trailing 12-month default rate for high-yield bonds and bank loans finished February at 2.12% and 2.26%, respectively, well below their long-term respective averages of 3.2% and 3.1%.
Sources: Bloomberg data as of 3/31/23. *Yield to worst as of 3/31/23
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*Source: Morningstar®, Bloomberg, Credit Suisse. OAS is Options Adjusted Spread. 4-year discount margin is used for spread for bank loans. Yield quoted is yield-to-worst or equivalent calculation. YTD Low / High for yields are based on end of week and not intraday movements. Indexes and sub-indexes: Investment-grade corporates represented by Bloomberg US Corporate Bond Index. High-yield bonds represented by Bloomberg US Corporate High Yield Index. Bank loans represented by Credit Suisse Leverage Loan Index. The red and green arrows depicted under Yields, Option Adjusted Spreads, and Prices indicate a higher or lower value from the previous week.
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