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Global High Yield Update – Q1 2025

Performance/Market Highlights

Global High Yield spreads widened to highs not seen since August last year, triggered by concerns around an escalating global trade war and prospects of a global slowdown. Total returns were still a modest positive in Q1 though, due to lower treasury yields. There was no significant divergence in performance between US and Euro HY, unlike the disparity seen in equity markets, where European stocks saw significant outperformance relative to the US.

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