Diane Vazza Quotes

U.S. Distressed Debt Monthly Monitor. In the U.S., the automotive, telecommunications, and retail/restaurant sectors showed the highest propensity for distress as a share of total speculative-grade rated issues. - Diane Vazza

U.S. Corporate Profits: Outlook And Credit Implications. Up until now, this has been subdued by strong corporate liquidity positions, but with manufacturing activity expected to rev up (as hinted by the fairly strong ISM manufacturing numbers and orders growth) and margins of slack in the economy set to diminish, strong growth in capital expenditures will be needed. In turn, this should raise external borrowing needs. - Diane Vazza

Rising stars still outpace fallen angels globally, though the gap is narrower than in 2005, when the number of rising stars exceeded that of fallen angels by the biggest margin since 1997. - Diane Vazza

Although balance sheets look strong at this stage of the credit cycle, bond performance is likely to suffer ahead. - Diane Vazza

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