6.30.21 Corporate Credit Markets Are Boring and Why That’s Good For Equity Investors
While most of the focus lately has been on the volatility in the Treasury markets, the corporate credit markets continue to tell an encouraging story about the economic recovery. The traditional U.S. corporate credit bond market represents roughly $8.5 trillion in debt outstanding from both investment grade and non-investment grade issuers. Companies, large and small, access the credit markets to help fund operations and improve their financial health. Last year, these companies issued more than $2.3 trillion in debt, which was one of the strongest issuance years ever. The robustness of the corporate credit markets is a positive sign for both
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