Commentary: Could falling oil prices spark a financial crisis?
Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 5, 2014
Junk-bond debt in energy has reached $210 billion, which is about 16 percent of the $1.3 That is a dramatic rise from just 4 percent that energy debt represented 10 years ago. As is the nature of the junk-bond market, lots of money flowed to companies with much riskier drilling prospects than, say, the oil majors.
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