Springing a Leak

Dropping oil prices and last week’s Fed rate hike caused investors to push almost $5.7 billion out of high-yield accounts; totaling $8 billion in only three weeks.

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Markit Recap – 3/13/2017

Its mid-March, spring is upon on us and the credit markets are rallying. A rate hike by the US Federal Reserve was greeted positively by the market thanks to a dovish tone struck by Janet Yellen and her colleagues.

Technical factors also played their part. Option expiry occurs on the third Wednesday of the month, and position covering no doubt contributed to the tightening in the indices…

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