Thirty US defaults send rate over 1% as another one falls
The US high yield default rate has risen to an estimated 1.2% for this year so far, according to Fitch. The par value of high yield bonds that have defaulted this year is $12.3bn — though that does not include the $82.5m bond issued by freight haulier Trailer Bridge, which filed for bankruptcy on Wednesday.
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