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Ten speculative‑grade corporate issuers defaulted in April, down from 16 in March. In pessimistic scenarios, geopolitics, AI disruptions and private credit stress heighten the risk of a reversal.
We forecast a default rate of 1.4% among nonfinancial companies by April 2027, down from 3.1% last month. But further delays in energy-supply normalization would raise the rate as high as 5.0%.
Ten rated corporate issuers defaulted last month, eight of which were from Europe. The number of defaults in April was down from March, but the global speculative grade default rate edged higher.
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