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The high yield default rate through April is running well ahead of the same period in 2011,...

  • Friday, May 18, 2012, 10:11 AM ET
    The high yield default rate through April is running well ahead of the same period in 2011, reports Fitch, with the amount of bonds affected totaling $9.2B vs. $1.7B last year. It's likely to get worse in May as Fitch estimates a default rate of 2% this month, the highest level since October 2010. (full report, .pdf)
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  • A crash in junk bonds.

    This could get very ugly by autumn.
    18 May 2012, 12:42 PM Reply Like
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