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Ford to Repurchase $5B in High-Yield Bonds
“We think it’s the time to aggressively restructure the balance sheet, lower our interest costs, and really clear the decks for 2022 and beyond."
By
Matthew Heller
| November 4, 2021
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Risk & Compliance
Fed Offers More Support for Loans, Corporate Debt
The Fed's latest moves in response to the coronavirus crisis take it "well beyond the lender-of-last-resort functions it played" during the Great Recession.
By
Matthew Heller
| April 9, 2020
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Credit
Tesla Offers $1.5B in Junk Bonds to Raise Cash
The company's first junk issue is a bet that "bond investors will be as hungry as stock investors to back" Tesla as it ramps up production of the Model 3.
By
Matthew Heller
| August 7, 2017
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Risk
Junk Bond Defaults to Rise 5.6% in Next Year
S&P says continued stress on the energy sector from the oil price slump will drive defaults, offset somewhat by a likely delay in any interest rate hikes.
By
Matthew Heller
| August 22, 2016
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Investment Banking
Junk Defaults to Rise to 4.6% in Next Year
Moody's cites "deteriorating credit conditions especially in commodity sectors such as oil & gas and metals & mining."
By
Katie Kuehner-Hebert
| April 11, 2016
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Risk
Junk Bond Defaults Seen Rising Again in 2016
The credit ratings agency forecast that the junk default rate will be 4% this year, up from 3.5% in 2015.
By
Matthew Heller
| March 2, 2016
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Risk
Liquidity Woes Hit Non-Energy Junk Bond Issuers
Moody's Investors Service said its Liquidity Stress Index (LSI) jumped to 7.9% in January from 6.8% in December 2015.
By
Matthew Heller
| February 3, 2016
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The Economy
Is the Winning Streak for High-Yield Bonds Over?
More than 200 speculative-grade issuers have been downgraded by S&P this year.
By
Katie Kuehner-Hebert
| July 7, 2015
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Risk
Junk-Rated Defaults Seen Continuing at Low Rate
Still, given the fall in energy prices, Moody's expects the speculative-grade default rate to rise to 3.1% in 2016.
By
Matthew Heller
| May 4, 2015
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