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NY Fed’s CMBI Suggests Corporate Bond Market Functioning Healthy

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  • Released on Friday, the NY Fed’s Corporate Bond Market Distress Index (CMBI) held steady at 0.21 for Dec 22, having the prior week nudged just 0.01 lower from the 0.22 of Dec 8 marking the highest reading since early July.
  • "Corporate bond market functioning appears healthy. The end-of-month market-level CMDI is below its historical median.”
  • Other details were mixed for the latest week, with investment grade lifting from 0.23 (lowest since Feb’22) to 0.26 but high yield pushing lower from 0.14 to 0.12 (lowest since May’22).
  • “Market functioning in both the high-yield and investment-grade sectors was little changed this month and remains within historical norms.”

Source: NY Fed

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