Risk appetite continues to grow (Jun 09)

Growth in risk appetite is continuing to have a beneficial impact on credit markets. Corporate bond spreads have tightened further over the past month. The global default rate for speculative grade borrowers is expected to rocket this year. But even after the recent rally, the risk-neutral probability of default implied by UK corporate bond spreads suggests a lot of bad news is still discounted.

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