risk-free
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Corporate bonds are priced at a premium, or spread, to the relevant risk-free Treasury rate, the 10-year yield.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 3, 2026
"That starts with understanding whether the sunlight we consider 'safe' is truly risk-free at the cellular level."
From Science Daily ● Oct. 2, 2026
“It’s the risk-free asset upon which every price of virtually every asset in the world is related to,” he said.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 17, 2026
In each case that translates into higher rates throughout the financial system, since banks will demand higher returns for all sorts of lending compared to these risk-free benchmarks.
From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026
The Wall Street bond traders on the other end of the phone from Howie Hubler came away with the impression that he considered these bets entirely risk-free.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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