InvestmentsTop Global NewsMarketsReal Estate As central banks break the junk debt barrier, investors will follow By financialnews_rlv83x - May 6, 2020 0 67 Recent central bank bond-buying to calm market turmoil has breached the wall dividing top-grade debt from so-called junk-rated issues, raising the likelihood of the investment industry and even regulators eventually dismantling the barrier.