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The article states that demand for corporate bonds in China remained steady despite some state-owned and private companies such as Baoding Tianwei Group Co. and Sinosteel Corp. missing payments as of mid-November 2015. The article presents comments from ratings firm Moody's Investors Service head of greater China credit Ivan Chung.

The article reports that a growing number of Chinese companies are being financed with foreign investment as of April 2014 due to scarcity of domestic credit. Topics include statistics of the trend according to financial company Nomura Holdings, the potential increase in borrowing costs, and analysis of the top five Chinese companies selling bonds to foreign investors, including Internet company Tencent and oil company Cnooc.

The Advance Auto Parts executives said the timing was right. The company wanted to capture more business by adding stores and expanding its fleet as motorists kept cars longer and needed more parts. So in January, looking at historically low interest rates and reassured by relative calm in the financial markets, the company issued $300 million in 10-year corporate bonds that pay investors 4.5 percent interest a year. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article reports that several companies are still eager to raise funds cheaply by selling investment-grade corporate bonds as of September 2010.

The article offers insights on lending and spending of companies as of October 2009. It is noted that Data provider Dealogic stated that firms worldwide borrowed approximately 2.3 trillion U.S. dollars by issuing investment-grade corporate bonds in the first nine months of the year. Majority of the companies say their explanations for borrowing imply that they are repairing their finances. Also cited are other reasons mentioned by over a quarter of the top 100 deals globally for making loans, including recapitalization.

The article reports that the corporate bond markets are at a standstill. It states that highly rated companies which are having problems accessing short-term funds are also currently shut out of longer-term markets. The cost of five-year protection on $10 million of debt from a basket of 125 investment-grade companies increased to $185,000 on October 6, 2008.