New IACPM Survey Finds Iran War Has Increased Risk of Rising De-faults and Wider Credit Spreads but Respondents Say Liquidity is Strong and Credit Markets Remain Open with Greater Due Diligence
New York, NY – The war in the Middle East has unquestionably heightened concerns regarding the potential for wider credit spreads and rising defaults. The Credit Spread Index in the latest IACPM Outlook Survey is minus -46.2, the most negative reading since March of last year. The Credit Default Index is minus –64.3, the most negative score in almost three years.