Junk bonds are heading for worst month since 2022 after punishing global selloff Junk bonds are heading for worst month since 2022 after punishing global selloff High-yield bonds are having their worst month since 2022, when inflation was soaring Popular bond ETFs have been pummeled in September by rising rates. via U.S. junk bonds are heading for their biggest monthly on-paper loss since 2022, after a spike in global bond yields weighed on fixed-income assets trading around the world. A September spike in Treasury yields, which were edging higher Tuesday after climbing at the long end to the highest levels in decades, has sent bond prices lower in a broad and punishing selloff. In the U.S., both high-yield “junk” bonds and their investment-grade peers have been heavily impacted.
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