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title: Junk bond spreads just dropped to 2.6%.
description: "Investors are getting paid almost nothing extra to hold the riskiest corporate debt in America. That is near the tightest level of the entire cycle.\n\nCredit always cracks before equities. So far so good. \n\nSource: Kurt S. Altrichter, CRPS®"
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# [Junk bond spreads just dropped to 2.6%.](https://blog.syzgroup.com/syz-the-moment/junk-bond-spreads-just-dropped-to-2.6)

 Written by [Charles-Henry Monchau, CFA, CMT, CAIA](https://blog.syzgroup.com/syz-the-moment/author/charles-henry-monchau) | Sep 9, 2026, 3:45:21 PM

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