Market Wrap
Q2 earnings — better than feared for US credits
- William Hoffman
•6 min read
While the latest round of quarterly earnings showcase a range of headwinds facing US leveraged credits, investors are drawing the positives as companies in many instances have avoided the worst case scenarios forecast earlier in the summer.
Corporate earnings had been expected to take a significant down swing as the economy shrunk for the second quarter in a row, inflation continues to rise and consumers appear to pull back on spending.