US junk bonds and defaults (20Jun2023)
News about Junk Bond Recent news about rising default of junk bonds (a USD$1.4T market) Extract from News Article : Defaults in the $1.4tn US junk loan market have climbed sharply this year as the Federal Reserve’s aggressive campaign of interest rate rises increases the pressure on risky companies with “floating” borrowing costs. There were 18 debt defaults in the US loan market between January 1 and the end of May totalling $21bn — greater in number and total value than for the whole of 2021 and 2022 combined, according to a Goldman Sachs analysis of data from PitchBook LCD. My investing Muse US high-yield bonds (typically junk bonds) ( Source of chart) High-yield bonds, also known as junk bonds, are bonds with lower credit ratings and usually present high default risks. Junk bonds are typically those with BBB ratings and lower, including BB, B, and CCC grades. Rising yields on junk bonds indicate that investors are dubious about these companies' solvency. The increasing n...