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S&P Global trims back default forecasts

The firm said it now expected the 12-month trailing corporate default rate to rise to around 9% in the United States and 8% in Europe by September 2021.

In October it had predicted U.S. rates would rise to 12.5%, albeit for a slightly different time frame of the following nine months, while Europe’s rate would climb to 8.5%.


Source: Economy - investing.com

UK services activity better than expected, despite new Covid curbs

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