May 2020 – By the end of 2020, Moody’s and S&P are projecting default rates of 13.4% and 10.0%, respectively, levels not seen since 2009. According to Moody’s, the deterioration in…

February 2020 – At the end of 2019, Moody’s and S&P reported default rates of 4.2% and 3.1%, respectively. According to S&P, the oil and gas sector and retail and restaurant sector led…

November 2019 – At the end of Third Quarter 2019, Moody’s and S&P reported default rates of 3.2% and 2.8%, respectively. While forecasts are that heightened levels of defaults are unlikely to…

August 2019 – At the end of Second Quarter 2019, Moody’s and S&P reported default rates of 3.1% and 2.3%, respectively. According to Moody’s, defaults in Q2 2019 were led by…

May 2019 – At the end of First Quarter 2019, Moody’s and S&P reported default rates of 2.4% and 2.1%, respectively. Moody’s reports that defaults were led by companies in the business services and…