Will the coronavirus trigger a corporate debt crisis?

The COVID-19 crisis could trigger a sudden and massive reassessment of corporate credit risk, extending beyond the oil and gas sector where stress has thus far been most visible. Source: LA Times As Ryman Hospitality Properties built a hospitality and entertainment empire around the original Nashville radio show, the parent company’s debt grew to more…

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The U.S. Economy Is Now in Uncharted Waters

Just how bad COVID-19 will ultimately be for the US and global economy is difficult to say, with no real frames of reference as precedent – the author discusses two extreme scenarios as a framework for what may be. Source: Bloomberg How bad COVID-19 will be for the U.S. economy is almost impossible to say,…

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