US high-yield bonds are poised for their first negative quarterly returns since 2022 as investors pull back from riskier corporate debt. The rout is being driven by fears that AI will disrupt software makers and by rising Treasury yields, which together have damped appetite for lower-rated credit and pressured spreads and returns.
US high-yield bonds are poised for their first negative quarterly returns since 2022 as investors pull back from riskier corporate debt. The rout is being driven by fears that AI will disrupt software makers and by rising Treasury yields, which together have damped appetite for lower-rated credit and pressured spreads and returns.
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moderately negative
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