Guest post by Peter Tchir.

Chasing Yield Is Tiring Work – is the Market fit enough to keep going?

Well we got some chase for yield. High yield did well.  EM did okay, as did Munis and Investment Grade.  Closed end funds on the fixed income side did very well, benefitting from leverage and short memories, where once again investors want these at a premium (image of Homer Simpson repeatedly burning himself).

Treasuries actually had a good week in spite of the “risk on” mentality, but that was “confirmation” from Hilsenrath that the Fed is likely to continue to find ways to buy long dated treasuries once Operation Twist is officially over.

So it was a nice, and surprising combination for treasuries and risky bonds to do well, but this week was the first time in awhile that we saw some confusion in the broader market about corporate bond performance.

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