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Corporate credit spreads are dangerously narrow

The bear case made on corporate credit is that spreads are historically narrow, presenting a poor entry point with inadequate compensation for risk, based on a pattern preceding past crises.

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CONTESTED · 82 MENTIONS · 57 EPISODES · 22 SHOWS
14 AUG 2025 — 16 AUG 2026 · 2D AGO
44 SUPPORT · 11 CHALLENGE · 2 REPEAT · 25 MENTIONED
  1. 14 AUG 2025 · FIRST HEARD
    THE MEMO BY HOWARD MARKS
  2. 22 EPISODES BETWEEN · 37 MENTIONS
    1. 15 AUG 2025
      BARRON'S STREETWISE
    2. 21 AUG 2025
      THE INSIGHT BY OAKTREE CAPITAL · 4 MENTIONS
    3. 2 SEP 2025
      THE LONG VIEW
    4. 19 SEP 2025
      THE ALPHA EXCHANGE · 2 MENTIONS
    5. 26 SEP 2025
      THE MEB FABER SHOW
    6. 9 OCT 2025
      THE INSIGHT BY OAKTREE CAPITAL · 3 MENTIONS
    7. 10 OCT 2025
      THE MEB FABER SHOW
    8. 14 OCT 2025
      THE INSIGHT BY OAKTREE CAPITAL
    9. 14 OCT 2025
      THE MEMO BY HOWARD MARKS
    10. 31 OCT 2025 · CHALLENGES
      GOLDMAN SACHS EXCHANGES
    11. 7 NOV 2025
      THE MEB FABER SHOW
    12. 13 NOV 2025
      THE INSIGHT BY OAKTREE CAPITAL · 4 MENTIONS
    13. 13 NOV 2025
      MACROVOICES
    14. 25 NOV 2025
      THE LONG VIEW · 2 MENTIONS
    15. 11 DEC 2025
      THE BUSINESS BREW
    16. 16 DEC 2025
      THE LONG VIEW · 4 MENTIONS
    17. 19 DEC 2025
      GOLDMAN SACHS EXCHANGES: THE MARKETS · 2 MENTIONS
    18. 29 DEC 2025
      CAPITAL ALLOCATORS
    19. 6 JAN 2026
      THE LONG VIEW
    20. 9 JAN 2026
      FORWARD GUIDANCE
    21. 13 JAN 2026
      GOLDMAN SACHS EXCHANGES
    22. 14 JAN 2026
      THE INSIGHT BY OAKTREE CAPITAL · 2 MENTIONS
  3. 26 JAN 2026 · CHALLENGES
    THE MEB FABER SHOW
    • Corporate credit spreads are dangerously narrow · THIS IDEA
  4. 27 EPISODES BETWEEN · 35 MENTIONS
    1. 27 JAN 2026
      AFFORD ANYTHING
    2. 30 JAN 2026
      MASTERS IN BUSINESS · 2 MENTIONS
    3. 2 FEB 2026
      CAPITAL ALLOCATORS · 3 MENTIONS
    4. 10 FEB 2026
      THE LONG VIEW · 2 MENTIONS
    5. 19 FEB 2026 · CHALLENGES
      THE ALPHA EXCHANGE
    6. 4 MAR 2026 · CHALLENGES
      THE ALPHA EXCHANGE
    7. 6 MAR 2026
      MASTERS IN BUSINESS · 2 MENTIONS
    8. 9 MAR 2026
      THE ALPHA EXCHANGE
    9. 27 MAR 2026
      GOLDMAN SACHS EXCHANGES: THE MARKETS
    10. 31 MAR 2026
      THE ALPHA EXCHANGE
    11. 6 APR 2026
      ANIMAL SPIRITS · 2 MENTIONS
    12. 6 APR 2026
      CAPITAL ALLOCATORS
    13. 7 APR 2026
      THE ALPHA EXCHANGE · 2 MENTIONS
    14. 8 APR 2026
      MONETARY MATTERS WITH JACK FARLEY
    15. 21 APR 2026 · CHALLENGES
      THOUGHTFUL MONEY
    16. 21 APR 2026 · CHALLENGES
      THE LONG VIEW
    17. 24 APR 2026
      FORWARD GUIDANCE
    18. 22 JUL 2026 · 4W AGO
      BLOOMBERG SURVEILLANCE
    19. 23 JUL 2026 · 4W AGO
      THOUGHTFUL MONEY
    20. 24 JUL 2026 · 4W AGO
      BARRON'S STREETWISE
    21. 27 JUL 2026 · 3W AGO · CHALLENGES
      THE DIVIDEND CAFE
    22. 29 JUL 2026 · 3W AGO
      ANIMAL SPIRITS
    23. 29 JUL 2026 · 3W AGO · CHALLENGES
      EXCESS RETURNS
    24. 30 JUL 2026 · 3W AGO
      THE ACQUIRERS PODCAST · 2 MENTIONS
    25. 3 AUG 2026 · 2W AGO
      BLOOMBERG SURVEILLANCE
    26. 7 AUG 2026 · 2W AGO · CHALLENGES
      BLOOMBERG SURVEILLANCE
    27. 7 AUG 2026 · 2W AGO · CHALLENGES
      BLOOMBERG SURVEILLANCE
  5. 7 AUG 2026 · 2W AGO
    BARRON'S STREETWISE · 3 MENTIONS
  6. 7 AUG 2026 · 2W AGO
    CNBC FAST MONEY
  7. 10 AUG 2026 · 1W AGO
    THE DIVIDEND CAFE
  8. 11 AUG 2026 · 1W AGO
    BLOOMBERG SURVEILLANCE
  9. 12 AUG 2026 · 6D AGO
    BLOOMBERG SURVEILLANCE
  10. 16 AUG 2026 · 2D AGO
    THOUGHTFUL MONEY
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