credit ratings

$100B in bonds trade like junk, raising fallen angel fears

About $100 billion in investment-grade bonds denominated in U.S. dollars and euros are now trading at spreads wider than the double-B junk curve, according to Bloomberg, putting the credit market on alert for a potential wave of so-called fallen angels…

Fitch says Iran war fallout is weakening Europe’s credit outlook

Fitch Ratings said on Monday that macroeconomic conditions across developed Europe will remain impaired by spillovers from the US-Iran war, even if the Strait of Hormuz reopens swiftly, warning that the fallout could begin to affect credit ratings across the…

Goldman Sachs warns of ‘brutal’ moves in AI bond market

The largest technology companies in the world have collectively issued around $244 billion in bonds so far this year, creating what Goldman Sachs The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. is calling a stress point for global credit markets even as stock…

TSMC faces chip selloff despite S&P’s positive outlook

S&P Global Ratings revised its outlook on Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company to positive from stable on June 23, affirming the chipmaker's AA- long-term issuer credit rating, a move that has drawn renewed investor focus as TSMC navigates a volatile stretch…