Bonds Analysis & Opinion

2012 was marked by significant credit expansion in the US, as loans and leases on domestic banks' balance sheets hit a new post-recession high. Here is a quick overview of recent lending trends.A...

The US fiscal negotiations are putting pressure on the muni bond markets. ETF Trends: - The tax hoopla has depressed municipal bonds, with high-grade 10- and 30-year munis comparably yielding as much...

I've updated the charts below through Thursday's close. The S&P 500 is now 3.25% off its interim high of 1,465.77 set on September 14th, the day after QE3 was announced. The interim low since then...

Below are details of a High Yield bond issued by Community Health Systems. As part of Bondsquawk’s High Yield Portfolio released earlier, this bond offers an investor an opportunity to capture...

One of the "side effects" of the Fed's monetary expansion is all the capital flowing into spread products, particularly corporate credit. Corporate bond yields are hitting record lows across the...