The U.S. dollar's pullback in recent days is prompting speculation about whether the currency may soon plateau. Still, few are ready to say the dollar's record-smashing rise is over.
As LIBOR rises—blowing past 1% yesterday, for the first time in nearly two years—more struggling junk-rated borrowers may end up with negative cash flow, unable to pay interest payments on their loans.
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