Traders ready to put war behind, dial up the riskInvestors are increasingly favoring riskier debt, including BBB-rated bonds and higher-rated junk bonds, as they anticipate a prolonged tru...
20 Apr, 2026, 05.36 AM IST
AI juggernaut rumbles on even as markets whipsawThe artificial intelligence sector continues its strong financial growth. Despite global tensions, significant funding is flowing into AI i...
12 Apr, 2026, 06.24 PM IST
Meta, Alphabet join credit-risk index as AI hedging demand soarsHyperscalers are tapping global debt markets at a record pace to fund artificial intelligence infrastructure. That’s helped fuel a surge of...
21 Mar, 2026, 12.22 AM IST
$42 billion in corporate bonds just turned to Junk, hits decade high - is this a signal of US corporate debt crisis?$42 billion in corporate bonds just got downgraded to junk, the largest jump in more than ten years, sending shockwaves across the $10 tril...
06 Nov, 2025, 01.05 AM IST
Junk bonds: An unlikely haven for rate hike-wary investorsBonds from companies with ratings below BBB-minus are considered less safe, hence the market term "junk" or "high-yield". They offer better...
19 May, 2021, 06.40 AM IST
India's prized investment grade status hanging by a threadA spate of downgrades last year had already left India's investment grade credit ratings hanging by a thread and the severity of the curren...
13 May, 2021, 03.30 PM IST
Credit rating 'fallen angel' danger at record high: S&P GlobalThe number of "fallen angels" has already reached 24 this year, impacting over $300 billion in debt.
16 May, 2020, 12.03 PM IST
Risk of fallen angels in Asia’s bond market is risingA move to below investment grade raises borrowing costs and investor selling.
19 Feb, 2019, 03.17 PM IST
Moody’s cuts Airtel’s rating to junk GradeTariff wars have taken a toll on revenue, profitability and cash flows in the industry.
06 Feb, 2019, 08.07 AM IST
Crisil downgrades NCD of IL&FS arm JRPICLIn another blow to debt-ridden IL&FS Group, Crisil, on Tuesday,downgraded rating on the non-convertible debentures of Jharkhand Road Projec...
23 Jan, 2019, 11.06 AM IST
Junk bond traders turn oil traders as markets convergeThe fortunes of junk-bond traders have never been more closely linked to oil. The high-yield bond market has been rallying since February 1...
24 Mar, 2016, 04.08 AM IST
Junk bonds are the latest haven assetsThe pace is staggering. This year, about $9 billion has flowed into the funds globally, a significant chunk for the $44.4 billion market in...
06 May, 2015, 08.38 AM IST
Delhi International Airport raises $289 million in junk bond sale at 6.12% couponThe 7-year Reg S secured bonds, which has a "stable" rating from major international rating agencies, were priced at 6.125 per cent, agains...
28 Jan, 2015, 06.07 PM IST
- S&P says Nawaz Sharif win bodes well for Pakistan rating
S&P currently has a B- rating on Pak, which is a non-investment or junk grade rating and means that the country is vulnerable to adverse bi...
13 May, 2013, 04.43 PM IST
Act now to stave off 'junk grade' tag, Chidambaram warns CabinetChidambaram bluntly told his colleagues that the economy was in dire straits and the only way out was for the government to aggressively em...
02 Nov, 2012, 07.18 AM IST
- Ford Motor reclaims 'heritage' with investment-grade rating
Ford Motor was raised to investment grade by Moody's enabling Bill Ford to reclaim the blue oval logo he put up as collateral for a loan.
24 May, 2012, 05.19 AM IST
- Experts see possibility of cut in sovereign rating to junk
Concerned over the growing fiscal deficit of India, experts today said downgrading the country's sovereign rating to the junk grade from th...
25 Feb, 2009, 05.11 PM IST