http://www.inveslogic.com/tags/junk-bond Blog Articles Tagged with 'junk-bond' at http://www.inveslogic.com en http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1115464?rsstype=tag&tag=junk-bond Led by a stratospheric finance sector, distressed junk bond issues have risen to their highest level in more than five years, according to Standard & Poor s. Distressed credits are speculative-grade rated issues that have option-adjusted spre... Tue, 26 Aug 2008 13:21:02 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1115464?rsstype=tag&tag=junk-bond http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1102084?rsstype=tag&tag=junk-bond Junk bond ratings continued on a downward trend in May and look set to continue as the number of companies with Moody s lowest speculative grade liquidity rating matched the peak seen since such ratings were introduced in 2002. Consumer-spending sl... Tue, 24 Jun 2008 15:30:32 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1102084?rsstype=tag&tag=junk-bond http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1095802?rsstype=tag&tag=junk-bond Crop losses widen. The USDA released its weekly Crop Progress report: 9% of the corn is in excellent condition (vs. 10% last week), 48% good (vs. 50%), 31% fair (unchanged), 9% poor (vs. 7%), and 3% very poor (vs. 2%). Total corn in excellent-to-go... Tue, 17 Jun 2008 07:19:20 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1095802?rsstype=tag&tag=junk-bond http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1092942?rsstype=tag&tag=junk-bond I have been staring in amusement at Bernanke's latest proclamation: Danger of downturn appears to have faded.Despitea recent spike in the nation's unemployment rate, the danger that theeconomy has fallen into a substantial downturn appears to have ... Fri, 13 Jun 2008 00:52:28 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1092942?rsstype=tag&tag=junk-bond http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/mishs-global-economic-trend-analysis/1091186?rsstype=tag&tag=junk-bond I have been staring in amusement at Bernanke's latest proclamation: Danger of downturn appears to have faded.Despite a recent spike in the nation's unemployment rate, the danger that the economy has fallen into a substantial downturn appears to hav... Wed, 11 Jun 2008 12:09:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/mishs-global-economic-trend-analysis/1091186?rsstype=tag&tag=junk-bond http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1091127?rsstype=tag&tag=junk-bond Bloomberg is reporting Junk Bond Defaults Rise for Sixth Straight Month.Companieswith high-yield, high-risk debt defaulted at an annual rate of 2percent in May compared with 1.7 percent in April, the sixthconsecutive month of increases, according to ... Wed, 11 Jun 2008 09:13:53 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1091127?rsstype=tag&tag=junk-bond http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/mishs-global-economic-trend-analysis/1090343?rsstype=tag&tag=junk-bond Bloomberg is reporting Junk Bond Defaults Rise for Sixth Straight Month.Companies with high-yield, high-risk debt defaulted at an annual rate of 2 percent in May compared with 1.7 percent in April, the sixth consecutive month of increases, according ... Tue, 10 Jun 2008 18:25:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/mishs-global-economic-trend-analysis/1090343?rsstype=tag&tag=junk-bond http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1090266?rsstype=tag&tag=junk-bond The global junk bond default rate rose to 2.0% in May from 1.7% in April, according to Moody s Investors Service. A year ago, the global speculative-grade default rate stood at 1.5%. In the first five months of 2008, the global default rate doubled... Tue, 10 Jun 2008 17:29:36 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1090266?rsstype=tag&tag=junk-bond http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1072349?rsstype=tag&tag=junk-bond The following was excerpted from Agile Investments' Monthly Market Review: High yield bonds had their best month in April since 2002. Spreads have narrowed nearly 2% from their 1st quarter highs, when junk bond indexes traded at yield premiums of 7-8... Tue, 20 May 2008 21:27:08 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1072349?rsstype=tag&tag=junk-bond http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1067612?rsstype=tag&tag=junk-bond Credit markets appear to be thawing. Deals like Cablevision's (CVS) $650M acquisition of Newsday (thanks to a loan arranged by Bank of America (BAC)) and HP's (HPQ) proposed buyout of EDS (EDS) $13.25B, mostly with debt, suggest the worst may be ov... Thu, 15 May 2008 12:08:11 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1067612?rsstype=tag&tag=junk-bond http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1056297?rsstype=tag&tag=junk-bond Berkshire Hathaway Annual Meeting, Omaha NE 2008May 3, 2008Typewritten notes courtesy of Peter Boodell(Asis standard at the events, no recording equipment was permitted to produce these notes.As a result, these notes are recollections only not qu... Mon, 05 May 2008 03:12:19 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1056297?rsstype=tag&tag=junk-bond http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/mishs-global-economic-trend-analysis/1056203?rsstype=tag&tag=junk-bond The New York Times is reporting Berkshire Net Off 64 Pct on Derivatives.Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc (BRK) said on Friday that first quarter profit tumbled 64 percent, hurt by losses tied to derivatives contracts and a steep slide in insur... Mon, 05 May 2008 00:23:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/mishs-global-economic-trend-analysis/1056203?rsstype=tag&tag=junk-bond http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/kudlows-money-politics/1047434?rsstype=tag&tag=junk-bond Some notable quotes from last night's Kudlow & Company:Fed Finally Gets It Right It all goes back to March 17th. Bear Stearns Monday. That s when the world changed. That s when the Fed figured out that it could solve the credit crisis by somethin... Fri, 25 Apr 2008 16:15:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/kudlows-money-politics/1047434?rsstype=tag&tag=junk-bond http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1044418?rsstype=tag&tag=junk-bond Has the maximum point of stress in the capital markets passed? There's no one measure for answering the question. In fact, there'sno convincing answer short of letting time pass. But for those lookingfor a bit of perspective in real time, among the w... Wed, 23 Apr 2008 11:54:06 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1044418?rsstype=tag&tag=junk-bond http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1039052?rsstype=tag&tag=junk-bond The global speculative-grade corporate default rate is likely todouble or more from its current level of 1.5% by the end of the year,Moody s says in a new Special Comment.Underlying this forecast are recent large increases in high yieldbond spreads... Thu, 17 Apr 2008 15:48:30 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1039052?rsstype=tag&tag=junk-bond http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/jason-kelly/1015750?rsstype=tag&tag=junk-bond Jackson writes:I love the Bill Miller section in [the 2008 edition of] your book. I was wondering if you know what he thinks of this financial crisis and whether he's buying stocks, as you are.I don't just think Bill Miller is buying, I know so. He's... Tue, 25 Mar 2008 02:08:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/jason-kelly/1015750?rsstype=tag&tag=junk-bond http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/jason-kelly/1042579?rsstype=tag&tag=junk-bond Jackson writes:I love the Bill Miller section in [the 2008 edition of] your book. I was wondering if you know what he thinks of this financial crisis and whether he's buying stocks, as you are.I don't just think Bill Miller is buying, I know so. He's... Tue, 25 Mar 2008 02:08:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/jason-kelly/1042579?rsstype=tag&tag=junk-bond http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/mishs-global-economic-trend-analysis/1007208?rsstype=tag&tag=junk-bond If weekend suitors do not rescue Bear Stearns, we are likely witnessing a turn out the lights party for the Bear. CNBC is reporting Bear Stearns Weekend Talks Reveal 2 Key Contenders.Department heads at Bear Stearns met with officials at J.C. Flowers... Sun, 16 Mar 2008 01:35:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/mishs-global-economic-trend-analysis/1007208?rsstype=tag&tag=junk-bond http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/kudlows-money-politics/1003911?rsstype=tag&tag=junk-bond Yesterday marked the Federal Reserve s largest liquidity injection yet to banks and brokers. The Fed announcement produced Wall Street s best day in five years. The Dow rocketed over 400 points. Stocks rallied around the world. The key question n... Wed, 12 Mar 2008 14:53:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/kudlows-money-politics/1003911?rsstype=tag&tag=junk-bond http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/big-picture/988578?rsstype=tag&tag=junk-bond US Equity markets were ending last week on a down note, when rumors of an Ambac (ABK) rescue plan started circulating (via Charlie Gasparino of CNBC)A few issues that may be getting overlooked in the initial reaction to this:1) This is the fifth such... Mon, 25 Feb 2008 07:17:18 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/big-picture/988578?rsstype=tag&tag=junk-bond