Investment grade and high yield credit spread markets, which typically trade very closely coupled with equities, followed the path of the European session and completely negatively diverged from stocks today. IG and HY credit closed very close to its wides of the day while the S&P managed to limp up on average volume to close near the day's highs - after stagnating around VWAP for much of the afternoon.
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Europe closed uneventfully with equities mildly outperforming credit (diverging for much of the day) as sovereign spreads were mixed with BTPs higher in yield (and spread), Belgium lower in yield/spread, and Spain unch. Volumes were... Read Post
Credit markets were far less sanguine into the close than equity markets as ES managed to get back to day session highs (and beyond). IG and HY credit markets closed much nearer their lows of the day and while broad-based risk asset... Read Post
Investment grade and high yield credit spreads are wider on the day (with investment grade underperforming so far) but the divergence between a somewhat well-synced equity and credit market yesterday and today's ramp in stocks is re... Read Post