The monthly tally of defaults in the U.S. leveraged loan market has hit a six-year high, data from Fitch Ratings showed, as companies are either ...
The monthly tally of defaults in the U.S. leveraged loan market has hit a six-year high, data from Fitch Ratings showed, as companies are either missing payments or filing for bankruptcy because of the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic.21 May 2020 07:31PMREUTERS: The monthly tally of defaults in the U.S.
Data from credit rating agency Fitch Ratings, based on their U.S. Leveraged Loan Default Index, showed the total amount of defaults in this high-risk, high-yielding area of the debt markets at US$12.6 billion in May so far, the highest since April 2014. At the end of April, the trailing 12-month default rate jumped to 2.8per cent, compared to just 1.8per cent at the end of last year. Fitch forecast that U.S. leveraged loan defaults would reach US$80 billion in 2020, surpassing the previous high of US$78 billion in 2009.Based on Fitch's data, U.S. retailers accounted for the bulk of defaults over the past two months, as they were forced to temporarily close stores in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Fashion retailers Neiman Marcus Group, J.Crew Group Inc and J.C. Penney Co Inc have filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection this month in the United States. Chesapeake Energy Corp said this month it was unable to access financing and was considering a bankruptcy court restructuring of its over US$9 billion debt if oil prices did not recover from the sharp fall caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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