{"id":14112,"date":"2026-10-05T23:47:29","date_gmt":"2026-10-05T23:47:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/?p=14112"},"modified":"2026-10-05T23:47:29","modified_gmt":"2026-10-05T23:47:29","slug":"us-credit-spreads-eased-on-october-2-after-broader-widening","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/?p=14112","title":{"rendered":"US credit spreads eased on October 2 after broader widening"},"content":{"rendered":"

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US corporate credit spreads widened beyond the weakest borrowers from September 25 to October 1, creating a broader test of whether tighter financing and reduced institutional risk-taking could pressure Bitcoin. The largest increase remained concentrated in CCC-and-lower debt, while investment-grade bonds showed a much smaller rise.<\/p>\n

These option-adjusted spreads measure the premium over a Treasury curve. Their widening shows investors demanding more compensation to hold corporate debt. A borrower’s total interest cost also depends on the Treasury component.<\/p>\n

The ICE BofA CCC credit spread climbed from 11.28% to 12.15%, an increase of 87 basis points. Over the same dates, the broad high-yield spread rose from 2.93% to 3.24%, or 31 basis points. The investment-grade corporate spread increased from 0.81% to 0.86%, or 5 basis points.<\/p>\n

All three comparisons use daily closing observations for September 25 and October 1, 2026. FRED’s October 5 updates added October 2 readings of 12.02% for CCC-and-lower debt, 3.10% for broad high yield and 0.85% for investment-grade debt. All three eased from October 1 while remaining above their September 25 levels.<\/p>\n

The investment-grade move is the clearest evidence that repricing extended beyond the lowest-rated debt. CCC-and-lower bonds are already included in the broader high-yield index, so those two increases are overlapping evidence. The picture is broader but unequal pressure.<\/p>\n

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How credit spreads could reach Bitcoin<\/h2>\n

For Bitcoin, transmission would depend on how credit repricing changes capital costs and risk-taking. If financing becomes more expensive, leveraged investors may need to shrink positions. Institutions could reduce crypto exposure as they reassess how much risk they are willing to carry across their portfolios.<\/p>\n