Stenham: Credit investors must prep for energy defaults
The downtrodden high-yield market is pricing in more trouble than anticipated, but investors should expect a wave of energy sector defaults, says Stenham Asset Management.
The downtrodden high-yield market is pricing in more trouble than anticipated, but investors should expect a wave of energy sector defaults, says Stenham Asset Management.
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