This page will focus on insights and commentary from our Partner, FitchRatings.
- U.S. Corporate Cost Restructuring Efforts Won’t Lead to Upgrades – posted on December 23, 2020 *NEW*
- Russian and Ukrainian Steel Companies Remain Resilient Despite the Downturn – posted on December 22, 2020 *NEW*
- Investment-Grade CLOs’ Rating Outlook Stable, Assets May Weaken (Global CLO Outlook-NRAC) – posted on December 18, 2020 *NEW*
- Institutional Loan Defaults to Finish 2020 Slightly Lower Than Expected – posted on December 17, 2020 *NEW*
- US Leveraged Loan and High-Yield Defaults to Rise in 2021 Despite Stabilization – posted on December 9, 2020 *NEW*
- Lev. Finance to Recover from a Steep Debt Precipice in 2021 – posted on December 8, 2020 *NEW*
- U.S. High Yield Default Volume Drops to Pre-Pandemic Levels – posted on September 11, 2020
- European Loan Issuance Increases, Defaults Steady – posted on July 27, 2020
- U.S. Leveraged Finance and CLO Weekly (Loan Default Rate Highest in a Decade; MM Recoveries’ Pandemic Impact Modest) – posted on July 27, 2020
- European Leveraged Loan Market Insight – 2Q20 Update – posted on July 27, 2020
- Fitch U.S. Leveraged Loan Default Insight (TTM Institutional Loan Default Rate Tops 4%, Highest Since May 2010 – posted on July 22, 2020
- US Default Rate to Hit 5.5%, Highest in 10 Years – posted on July 13, 2020
- Fitch U.S. High Yield Default Insight (July TTM HY Default Rate Expected Near 5.5%; Bonds of Concern Total Falls Sharply) – posted on July 13, 2020
- Latin American Cement Struggles During Pandemic (Forecasts for 2020-2022) – posted on July 13, 2020
- What Investors Want to Know – Coronavirus Impact on U.S. Speculative-Grade Corporates – posted on June 18, 2020
- Post-Lockdown Deleveraging for Some US Corps Will Take At Least Two Years – posted on June 18, 2020
- Special Report: The Road Back: Post-Lockdown Assumptions for Global Corporates – posted on June 9, 2020
- CLO Survey Illuminates Resources at Asset Managers – posted on June 3, 2020