Credit conditions – Corporate bond Spreads

This page shows credit conditions using spreads on investment grade & High Yield corporate bond’s on 1 year & 5 year chart.

Spread = Yield on a type of corporate bond – some treasury benchmark yield.

Increase in Spread means => tightening/deteriorating credit conditions

corporate grade 1 year spread chart.

Imp note : market selloff has been hand in hand with rise in spreads.

corporate grade 5 year spread chart

1 year High Yield grade bond spread

5 year High Yield grade bond spread