The price and volume response to earnings announcements in the corporate bond market
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Melissa Woodley
Department of Economics and Finance, Heider College of Business, Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska
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Melissa Woodley, Department of Economics and Finance, Heider College of Business, Creighton University, 2500 California Plaza, Omaha, NE 68178.
Email: melissawoodley@creighton.edu
Search for more papers by this authorPeter DaDalt
Department of Finance and Analytics, Sigmund Weis School of Business, Susquehanna University, Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania
Search for more papers by this authorJohn R. Wingender Jr.
Department of Economics and Finance, Heider College of Business, Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska
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Melissa Woodley
Department of Economics and Finance, Heider College of Business, Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska
Correspondence
Melissa Woodley, Department of Economics and Finance, Heider College of Business, Creighton University, 2500 California Plaza, Omaha, NE 68178.
Email: melissawoodley@creighton.edu
Search for more papers by this authorPeter DaDalt
Department of Finance and Analytics, Sigmund Weis School of Business, Susquehanna University, Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania
Search for more papers by this authorJohn R. Wingender Jr.
Department of Economics and Finance, Heider College of Business, Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska
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We examine abnormal returns and trading activity in bond markets around earnings announcements. Previous work provides mixed evidence on the relative impact of positive and negative surprises and the degree of response in investment-grade and speculative-grade bonds. We find that these announcements convey value-relevant information for both positive and negative earnings surprises in both investment and speculative-grade bonds. We also document significant heterogeneity in the response across industries, with muted responses in both abnormal returns and trading activity for bonds of firms in the financial and utilities industries.
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