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Bond defaults on the rise

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Defaults in China’s corporate bond market have been on the rise for a while – but thingshave gone into a higher gear in recent weeks (Bloomberg):

“At least 15 defaults since the start of November have pushed this year’s total to 120.4 billion yuan ($17.1 billion), within a hair’s breadth of the 121...