A Bond-Market Signal Last Seen in the 2025 Tariff Shock Just Flashed Again

Global corporate bond yield premiums have climbed to their highest since May 2025, a Bloomberg index shows. In Asia, the strain reached both bonds and stocks on Friday. Spreads on higher-rated Asian dollar bonds hit their widest since last July, while the region’s major stock indexes fell. Bond Investors Retreat From Corporate Risk Those premiums