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Trump Tariffs: The Junk Bond Market May Be Sitting On A Time Bomb
Wednesday, July 9, 2025 - 12:52pm | 805While President Donald Trump ramps up his global tariff campaign, sending warning letters to 14 countries, the U.S. junk bond market is behaving as if none of it matters. High-yield credit spreads—a closely watched barometer of risk in lower-quality corporate debt—have dropped to 286 basis points...
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Size Matters With Junk Bond ETFs
Thursday, January 14, 2016 - 9:28am | 577The iShares iBoxx $ High Yid Corp Bond (ETF) (NYSE: HYG) and the SPDR Barclays Capital High Yield Bnd ETF (NYSE: JNK), the two largest high-yield corporate bond exchange-traded funds, along with other junk bond ETFs endured plenty of controversy last year. If flows data are any indication,...