How junk bonds are signaling the same optimism about the U.S. economy as stocks Provided by Dow Jones Jul 8, 2025, 2:04:00 PM ...

Yield-chasing investors, whose hunger for income powered a long rally in Asian junk-rated bonds, are finally feeling the first symptoms of indigestion after a year-long binge.

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But only $149.8 billion in new U.S. junk bonds have been issued so far this year, versus more than $165.5 billion this time last year, according to JPMorgan research published last Friday.

Riskier "junk bonds" have begun reflecting some of the fears gripping the stock market around the economy and inflation. "Small cracks are forming," a BofA Global team led by credit strategist ...

The Junk Bond ETF ($35.55 on Oct. 5) is down 3.2% year to date with a negative weekly chart. The ETF is below its five-week modified moving average of $35.85 and is below its 200-week simple ...