Junk Bonds news and trends

Girding for the $17 Trillion Negative Interest Rate Debt Trap
Economy // August 26, 2019

The world is awash in debt marked by negative interest rates. It’s a $17 trillion warning sign of overextended corporate borrowing and lending, CreditRiskMonitor CEO Jerry Flum tells Karen Webster that this time it’s different — and China looms as a factor in how it...

Interviews & Exclusives
Girding for the $17 Trillion Negative Interest Rate Debt Trap

August 26, 2019
The world is awash in debt marked by negative interest rates. It’s a $17 trillion warning sign of overextended corporate borrowing and lending, CreditRiskMonitor CEO Jerry Flum tells Karen Webster that this time it’s different — and China looms as a factor in how it all plays out.

Quick Reads
Rating Agencies Expect More Downgrades Among US Corporate Bonds

May 27, 2024
Rating agencies reportedly expect a greater share of the lowest-quality investment-grade bonds to be downgraded than to be upgraded. That’s the first time this has been the case in this part of the U.S. corporate bond market since the end of 2021, the Financial Times (FT) reported Monday (May 27). The proportion of these bonds […]