Capital Markets (ECM / DCM)
Why might high-yield issuance dry up in a market sell-off while investment-grade stays open?
Model answer
HY is a 'risk-on' market: in a sell-off, spreads gap wider, investor risk appetite collapses, and fund outflows force HY managers to hold cash rather than buy new paper — so the new-issue 'window'…
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