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Default rates are likely to rise for software, but only over the coming years, they added.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

The move will mean that Manx Utilities' electricity tarrifs will be above the new Default Tariff Cap from April, however, it said it expected electricity charges to remain "broadly in line with average UK levels".

From BBC • Mar. 5, 2026

Default rates are expected to rise by 1% to 4% across high yield, leveraged loans, and private credit, with redemption risk most concentrated in private BDCs, which represent about 22% of invested capital.

From Barron's • Feb. 23, 2026

The concern has been especially apparent in Oracle’s credit default swaps, as the cost of insurance on Oracle’s bonds has sharply diverged from the broader investment-grade Credit Default Swap Index in recent weeks.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 10, 2025

The next category for achieving Shock and Awe is termed the Decay and Default model and is based on the imposition of societal breakdown over a lengthy period but without the application of massive destruction.

From Shock and Awe — Achieving Rapid Dominance by Wade, James P.