How junk bonds are signaling the same optimism about the U.S. economy as stocks Provided by Dow Jones Jul 8, 2025, 9:04:00 PM ...

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Spreads on junk bonds are at historical lows. By Joy Wiltermuth Stocks are at historically lofty valuations and near record lows for riskier high-yield bonds (FactSet, through Nov. 30 2024) ...

Junk-rated bond issuance is up around 20% so far in 2019, driven by falling U.S. interest rates and the move out of loans. But for companies in search of cash, this has not been enough to offset ...

The high-yield bond market is suggesting that the outlook for companies and the economy is strong. Yields on the bonds are down, suggesting investors don't see much reason to worry about what's ahead.

Citi expects high yield to be the only key market where issuance is likely to be higher than 2009 and to be one of the highest in the past 10 years, at over $200 billion (127 billion pounds).