Credit Trends: Stress In Corporate America: The Slowing Economy Poses Risks To Recovery For The Three Most Stressed Sectors Oct 11
Standard & Poors, October 2011
Abstract
In Stress In Corporate America, we use three of our research publications--weakest links, potential bond downgrades, and the distressed report--to identify and spotlight U.S. sectors we believe are currently subject to the highest levels of credit stress. In light of sluggish consumer demand, a depressed construction market, and continued uncertainty about economic and credit market conditions, the media and entertainment, consumer products, and forest products/building materials sectors were, in Standard & Poor's opinion, the most troubled sectors as of Sept. 29, 2011. These sectors had the highest levels of risk among our lists of distressed companies (speculative-grade companies with securities trading in excess of 1,000 basis points, or bps, above U.S. Treasuries), weakest links (companies rated 'B-' or lower with...
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Research Type: Commentary
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