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Friday, May 15, 2026

Yield-Hungry Investors Bet on Credit as Government Debt Sours

 


Credit investors enticed by high yields are buying up corporate bonds, shrugging off the lingering Middle East conflict and focusing instead on robust results from blue-chip businesses.

Risk premiums on US investment-grade bonds on Thursday fell to their lowest level since early February. High-grade bond funds in late April and early May saw the most inflows since September 2020. And one borrower this week, Gilead Sciences Inc., sold longer-dated debt at a yield below that of its existing debt, signaling an unusually high level of demand.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-05-15/inflation-risk-gives-corporate-bonds-the-edge-over-sovereigns

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