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Argentina: the ways that default could play out

With Argentine markets continuing to come under pressure, a sovereign debt default is increasingly likely. We think this is most likely to come in response to a request from the IMF, probably before year-end. This would result in smoother debt restructuring talks and higher recovery values on bonds. But a messier default, entailing more prolonged restructuring talks and lower recovery values, is a real possibility.

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