Inside the Markets
Fixed income instruments
pricing interest rates and credit risk
This page continues the structured overview of fixed-income instruments. It covers sovereign and corporate bonds across different maturities, yield curves, and credit risk profiles.
Market Intelligence
Instruments
→US 5-Year Treasury YieldBearish signalMid-curve Treasury benchmark — inflation breakeven anchor and intermediate-term rate expectations.
→US 7-Year Treasury YieldBearish signalTreasury sweet spot between belly and long end — popular auction maturity for foreign central banks.
→US High Yield Bond IndexBearish signalJunk bond yield tracking distressed credit conditions — default risk pricing and recession early warning.
→US Investment Grade Corporate Bond YieldBearish signalCorporate credit spread barometer — the cost of capital for investment-grade US companies.