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- Credit spread is the difference between yields with the same maturities and varying quality.
- The credit spread has widened over recent weeks.
- A widening credit spread is the “biggest risk” to the stock market, according to one analyst.
Tightening credit conditions could mean bad news for the stock market.
The credit spread, which is basically the difference between yields with the same maturities but varying quality, is widening. The 10-year Treasury yield has fallen since last month and the 10-year BBB corporate bond yield has been on a slight climb. See the rest of the story at Business Insider
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