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The mixed recession signals from US HY bonds & CMBS

  • The stark and unusual contrast between falling credit spreads of high-yield (HY) corporate bonds and rising ones of private-label commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) in the US suggests investors expect the economy there to shrug off lingering problems in the property market. We are not convinced.

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