Corporate Bonds Below the Highest Ratings Are in 'Good Shape' -- Market Talk

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1216 ET - Corporate bonds are generally pricey, but the lower end of investment-grade and the upper tier of high yield still hold value, SanJac Alpha's Andrew Wells tells WSJ. In the high-yield space, BB and B-rated bonds are "actually in real good shape because anything that looks risky has kind of been pushed out into private credit," he says. Debt accumulation to fund AI also raises concerns, so he is avoiding tech exposure. "It's the ones that have taken on just massive amounts of debt like Oracle," he says. "It certainly shows signs of an overbuild or an oversupply [of bonds] coming." (paulo.trevisani@wsj.com; @ptrevisani)

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