October 2024 | US High Yield Market Outlook and Positioning
October 2024 | US High Yield Market Outlook and Positioning
Tuesday 08 October 2024
Investment Talks
US High Yield Market Outlook and Positioning
October 2024 | Third-quarter returns were strong. Performance of BBs and Bs was fueled by falling government bond yields as the major central banks’ swings to more accommodative policies were offset by mildly widening spreads. The big performance surprise was the extremely strong performance of CCCs and the Distressed index.
01 | Third-quarter high yield index performance was strong as government bond yields fell.
02 | Inflation data continued to indicate a slow decline, with data such as rents stuck in a “two steps forward, one step back” mode.
03 | The US expansion continued, yet indications of weakening labor conditions and consumer spending continued to emerge.
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