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…

February 2019 – At year-end 2018, Moody’s and S&P reported default rates of 2.8% and 2.4%, respectively. Moody’s forecasts that the default rate will fall to 2.6% by December 2019, with defaults expected to be highest in…

November 2018 – Moody’s and S&P reported speculative-grade default rates of 3.1% and 2.7%, respectively, in Third Quarter 2018. Moody’s forecasts that the default rate will fall slightly by year-end, with defaults expected….