U.S. Treasury bonds are considered to have virtually no credit risk, while high-yield, or "junk," bonds - issued by companies with weak finances - have high credit risk. Interest rate risk.

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Preferreds correlate pretty strongly with junk bonds, although they have a relatively strong correlation with all corporate bond maturities. If your fixed income portfolio is already heavier in ...

Bonds have been doing their job during the stock market’s recent sell off. They should continue to deliver going ...

The recent risk-off move in markets is affecting more than just stocks. Prices have also dropped sharply on speculative-grade ...

Highlights,Bonds with speculative credit ratings of BB (S&P) or Ba (Moody’s) or lower.,Offer higher yields to compensate for ...

A plunge in global risk appetite is pushing emerging-market investors into higher quality dollar bonds, signaling a ...

The credit spread for junk bonds, the premium companies pay over risk-free Treasuries, recently widened to the most in six months and could rise further as investors worry about how a global trade war ...

But Fridson calls that “grasping at straws” and notes that the high-yield bond market “sports a risk premium grossly inadequate for its current risk.” US junk spreads widened earlier this ...

Bonds issued by retailers with “junk” credit ratings have been hit by selling as consumer confidence falls, but the selloff ...