Episode 85: Corporate Credit Standing Strong After a Volatile Q1

What is next for corporate credit—investment-grade and high yield corporate bonds and leveraged loans—after a volatile first quarter? Credit fundamentals were sound coming into 2026, and while the U.S. economy has shown resilience, the path of energy prices and geopolitical risk continues to stay elevated. Tom Hauser, Head of Corporate Credit, and Dan Montegari, Head of Research for Corporate Credit, join Macro Markets to help us make sense of these dynamics and their potential impact on corporate credit portfolios and the outlook going forward.

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Investing involves risk, including the possible loss of principal. In general, the value of a fixed-income security falls when interest rates rise and rises when interest rates fall. Longer term bonds are more sensitive to interest rate changes and subject to greater volatility than those with shorter maturities. High yield and unrated debt securities are at a greater risk of default than investment grade bonds and may be less liquid, which may increase volatility. Private debt investments are generally considered illiquid and not quoted on any exchange; thus they are difficult to value. The process of valuing investments for which reliable market quotations are not available is based on inherent uncertainties and may not be accurate. Further, the level of discretion used by an investment manager to value private debt securities could lead to conflicts of interest.