High stocks and rising crypto are pushing investors to junk bonds.

How junk bonds are signaling the same optimism about the U.S. economy as stocks Provided by Dow Jones Jul 8, 2025, 9:04:00 PM ...

That’s fine for high yield.” The U.S. junk-bond market currently provides an annual yield of around 7%, although that may ebb and flow with movement in spreads, according to Chang.

U.S. high-yield funds saw outflows of $8.42 billion in April after Liberation Day, according to data from the London Stock Exchange Group. But since then the direction of flow has reversed with ...

The high-yield bond market is suggesting that the outlook for companies and the economy is strong. Yields on the bonds are down, suggesting investors don't see much reason to worry about what's ahead.

We’ve seen much, much bigger moves in junk, and much bigger selloffs in junk in the last five years," said Brian Reynolds, chief market strategist at Rosenblatt Securities in New York.