Coronavirus to cause global recession, surge in defaults: S&P Global

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London (Reuters): The sudden economic stop caused by coronavirus containment measures will cause a global recession this year and could see US corporate default rates spike above 10% in the next 12 months, ratings agency S&P Global warned on Tuesday.

“The sudden economic stop caused by COVID-19 containment measures will lead to a global recession this year,” S&P said in a new report. A cash flow slump and much tighter financing conditions as well as the simultaneous oil price shock will hurt creditworthiness it added. “These factors will likely result in a surge in defaults, with a default rate on nonfinancial corporates in the US that may rise above 10% and into the high single digits in Europe over the next 12 months.”

COVID-19 triggers rising global recession risks

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