Bonds -- Corporate Baa Versus 10 Year Treasury Yield and Spread (Graph)

The spread between Corporate Baa and Treasury bonds remains wide. The risk premium evidences the considerable nervousness in the market place. Action by the Treasury and Federal Reserve are keeping treasury yields artificially low. I am expecting yields across all quality preferences to continue to rise.

In 2007, the spread was running around 175 basis point. It is now in the 550 basis points area.

Corporate Baa--blue line. 10 Year Treasury--red line.

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