TREE NEWS reports: JPMorgan strategists expect US investment-grade corporate bonds to outperform Treasuries in the fourth quarter, citing slowing sales at large technology companies and strong corporate earnings. The bank forecasts the spread on its JULI index over Treasuries to narrow to 0.85 percentage point from 0.96 point last Friday. Falling rate volatility, stabilizing yields and relatively stronger domestic and foreign demand were cited as bullish catalysts.
JPMorgan: US high-grade credit to rally as supply retreats
JPMorgan's call rests on a supply-demand shift rather than an improvement in credit fundamentals: slower tech issuance and firm earnings are tightening the technical backdrop for high-grade paper. That matters because it implies spread compression can continue even without a macro catalyst, which would keep corporate borrowing costs contained and sustain demand for yield-bearing exposure. The open question is whether the demand side holds up if rate volatility resurges, since falling volatility is doing much of the work in this thesis.
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