From October 23 to November 15, the CCC yields widened out nearly 100 basis points, rising from 10.19% to 11.09%. The BBBs also increased, but not by the same magnitude. They rose 11 basis points between October 23 and mid-November. The Baa's saw no increase, meaning the problems in the junk bond market were contained.
The St. Louis Financial Stress Index -- which is similar to the Kansas City number but is issued weekly instead of monthly -- is showing very little stress
The 90-day commercial paper treasury bill spread has widened a bit, rising o 19 basis points. But it was higher a year ago. This bears watching but is not concerning yet.
In contrast, the short-term asset-backed market has maintained its current short-term spread (top chart) or has come in a bit (bottom chart).
Finally, the 10-year FF spread has widened about 30 basis points since the beginning of September while the 30 year FF rate has been stable.
