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U.S. Corporate Debt Issuance on Pace for Record Year

Jason Giordano
Director, Fixed Income, Product Management
S&P Dow Jones Indices
October 17, 2017 - 9:32 am
Category: Fixed Income

U.S. corporations continue to take advantage of the accommodative conditions created by a protracted period of low interest rates and strong market participant demand.  As of Oct. 1, 2017, U.S. investment-grade corporate debt issuance surpassed USD 1 trillion—three weeks ahead of 2016’s pace.  Additionally, the amount of speculative-grade corporate debt issued through the first three Read more […]

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How the Liquidity of S&P 500 Investment-Grade Bonds Compares Against Non-S&P 500 Bonds

Dennis Badlyans
Associate Director, Global Research & Design
S&P Dow Jones Indices
July 11, 2017 - 3:17 pm
Category: Fixed Income

Liquidity may be defined as the ability to buy or sell a bond within a reasonable period of time and at a reasonable price.  A simple way to compare two bonds is through the use of Trade Reporting and Compliance Engine (TRACE) daily volume data.  The data represents the daily aggregation of each reported trade Read more […]

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