US Bankruptcy Tracker: Five Weeks of Growth for Distressed Debt

The pile of troubled debt outstanding expanded by about $1.6 billion last week, marking a fifth straight week of growth.

• The heap of dollar-denominated corporate bonds and loans in the Americas trading at distressed levels rose to $243.8 billion on Friday, about a 0.7% increase from $242.2 billion a week earlier, according to data compiled by Bloomberg
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• Last week’s two large bankruptcy filings -- those with at least $50 million of liabilities -- included crypto lender Celsius Network
  • US courts have seen 47 large bankruptcy filings this year as of Monday, ...