Forbes

Probability Of Default Is Rising For High Yield Bonds And Leveraged Loans

In another sign that the U.S. economy is headed for a rough landing, leveraged loans’ and high yield bonds’ probability of default and actual defaults continue to rise. Market signals, as well as ...
Auto Finance News

OEMs could face higher capital costs as default risks climb

U.S. automakers in 2026 could face higher borrowing costs as the probability of defaulting on their debt obligations rose in ...
Seeking Alpha

U.S. Public Energy Companies Record Highest Median Default Risk At 2024-End

The energy sector recorded the highest median odds of default at the end of 2024 as risk scores were mixed across other sectors, according to S&P Global Market Intelligence's RiskGauge model. Oil and ...
Seeking Alpha

Default Risk Rises For Most U.S. Sectors At May-End As Market Volatility Eases

The median risk of default for publicly traded US companies rose across most sectors from the end of March through the end of May. Wild swings in US stocks followed President Donald Trump's April 2 ...
CNN

‘It’s not zero.’ Wall Street is pricing in a small but growing risk of a disastrous US default

A US default would have such devastating economic and financial consequences that many observers dismiss the possibility out of hand. But investors are not ruling out such a nightmare scenario. As ...
Bloomberg L.P.

Bank rout divides winners, losers as default risks get real

Bloomberg Market Specialist Laura Liu, Leo Li (Es), Zane Van Dusen and Li Zhao contributed to this article. The original version appeared first on the Bloomberg Terminal. There’s a growing divide ...
Business Insider

Investors think there's a 94% chance Russia that default on its debts, after US blocks dollar payments

The market thinks there's a 94% chance that Russia defaults on its debts, according to the price of credit-default swaps. The risk of a Russian default has risen dramatically after the US Treasury ...
Wall Street Journal

Moody's Changes Energy Future's Probability of Default Rating

Moody's Investors Service has changed the probability of default credit rating for Energy Future Holdings Corp. after the Texas power company recently disclosed a debt-exchange deal. TPG Capital ...