because of historically low, or even negative interest rates, the IMF sees investors taking increased risks across the globe, creating even more financial vulnerabilities. If the slowdown evolves into a major downturn, corporate debt at risk of default would spike to $19 trillion, above levels seen during the financial crisis. That represents about 40 percent of the total debt in eight major economies.
Submitted October 08, 2019 at 01:00PM by MrCrickets https://ift.tt/33o7KkH