How to Read Credit Spreads & What They Say About Risk

Jack Ablin shows how he uses the bond market’s signals to read the market. He talks about different ways to explain the market action and looks at credit spreads. “Most lenders are very comfortable with credit risk,” he says, but the spread “widened significantly” over the last several weeks, meaning it isn’t a “great environment to take a lot of equity risk.” He finishes, “What is it saying now? It’s saying hold cash.”

Market On Close

14 Apr 2025

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