The High Yield Bond ‘Emperor’ Has No Clothes, BofA Warns 1 In 3 Firms Face Default Threat
by Tyler Durden
ZeroHedge.com
03/22/2016
The market reaction from last week’s dovish FOMC statement took many by surprise, including BofAML’s HY Strategy team, but as they say the High-Yield Emperor has no clothes, warning that the underlying commentary provided by Chair Yellen shows the vulnerability for high yield issuers to longer-term growth trends. Couple the deteriorating fundamentals for HY issuers with downgrades outpacing upgrades by a ratio of 3.5:1 and a worsening of global growth potential, and they believe the recent rally, though boosted by strong inflows and cash generation, will ultimately fade.
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