The high yield market continued to trade well to open this week despite flat equity markets, as money continues to flow in to the asset class from investors looking to pick up yield. Earnings came in basically as expected and … Continue reading →

After starting off with a positive tone on news over the weekend that ECB president Draghi plans to take a more aggressive stance on fixing the EU debt crisis and preserving the Euro, equity markets are turning negative in morning … Continue reading →

After a negative start to the week, we saw equity markets recover with their best rally so far in 2012, on the comments from the ECB that they are committed to preserving the Euro and easing the debt crisis.  We … Continue reading →

Equity markets are trying to end their four-day losing streak, as markets are rallying sharply this morning on comments out from ECB president Draghi pledging to do whatever it takes to preserve the Euro. Focus in the high yield market … Continue reading →

It must be understood by investors that not all yield is equal.  We have heard the market pundits talk repeatedly over the past several years about dividend investing—buy those stocks with a good dividend yield and generate some income for … Continue reading →

We have spoken quite often over the years about our passion and profession here at Peritus: high yield corporate debt. Just what is high yield corporate debt and what does it offer investors?  These are questions we have answered in … Continue reading →

Equities traded modestly higher this week despite further signs of a deteriorating global economy, helped by comments from Fed Chairman, Bernanke, at his semiannual speech in front of the House and Senate, which the market interpreted as supportive of further … Continue reading →

What started off looking like an ugly week has been surprisingly positive on earnings that were not as bad as expected, and speculation that softer than expected economic data will push the Fed to implement another stimulus package. In high … Continue reading →

Equities started the week with a negative tone, as earnings continue to disappoint on the whole and the plethora of issues facing the market from European crisis to global growth concerns continue to weigh on investors. While equity markets traded … Continue reading →