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Moody’s: HY Ratings Say Double-Dip Unlikely

High yield ratings indicate that the likelihood of a double-dip recession is small, according to a report issued Wednesday by Moody’s Investors Service...

S&P: Emerging Markets Issuers Stay Junk-Rated

The number of speculative-grade-rated companies in the emerging markets increased to 54% of the total, not too far from the 66.5% it reached in 2001, according to a report published by Standard & Poor’s...

Speculative-Grade Spreads Tighten

Speculative-grade spreads tightened as investment-grade spreads remained flat, according to a report published Monday by Standard & Poor’s...

Downgrades Outpace Upgrades in July

Downgrades outpaced upgrades in July, according to a report published by Standard & Poor’s Friday. It was the first time since March that downgrades topped upgrades...

S&P: Default Rate to Drop to 2.8%

Standard & Poor’s projects that the U.S. speculative-grade default rate will drop to 2.8% by June 2011, the rating agency said in a report Wednesday...

S&P: Upgrades Outpaced Downgrades in Q2

There were more upgrades than downgrades in the second quarter of 2010, meaning that credit markets will likely move toward stability, according to a report published Tuesday by Standard & Poor’s...

Moody’s: Default Rate Ends Q2 at 6.1%

The global speculative-grade default rate dropped to 6.1% in the second quarter from 10% in the first quarter, according to a report issued by Moody’s Investors Service...

Fitch: Downgrades Decline from 2009

The number of investment grade issuers that could potentially be downgraded to junk status has declined significantly from last year, according to a report published by Fitch Ratings...

Moody’s: Default Rate Fell to 7.5% in May

The global speculative-grade bond default rate dropped to 7.5% in May from 9% in April, according to a Moody’s Investors Service report...

S&P: Potential Upgrades Increase

Issuers considered for a ratings upgrade increased by 38 between May and June to a total of 257, which beats the trailing 12-month average by 68, according to a study released by Standard & Poor’s...

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