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To determine the implied default correlation for a credit portfolio over the next year, consider the following scenario: A risk analyst has assessed a portfolio consisting of two credit assets, one rated BBB and the other rated BB. The individual default probabilities for these assets are 3.5% and 4.2% respectively. Additionally, the joint probability of default for these two assets is 1.0%. What is the implied default correlation between the two credit assets?