High-yield Debt

High-yield Debt

In finance, a high-yield bond (non-investment-grade bond, speculative-grade bond, or junk bond) is a bond that is rated below investment grade. These bonds have a higher risk of default or other adverse credit events, but typically pay higher yields than better quality bonds in order to make them attractive to investors.

Read more about High-yield Debt:  Flows and Levels, Risk, High-yield Bond Indices, European Sovereign Debt Crisis

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