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The article reports on inflation target of the European Central Bank (ECB) and mentions declined interest rates and corporate bonds hoovered by ECB in attempt to gin up the economy. Topics discussed include release of review of strategy of Christine Lagarde, president of ECB, planning of banks to incorporate the impact of climate change and targets to be hit by ECB.

The article discusses issues caused by corporate bonds and mentions way to hold them through exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Topics discussed include how investors can trade corporate bonds relied on investment banks to hoard securities, financial crises which has made banks to use capital for trading activities and decline on stockpile of corporate bonds.

The article focuses on difficulties with creating of American-style capital markets and entrepreneurship in Europe. It talks about startup companies in several European Union cities and money raised by European venture-capital funds and compares it to their American counterparts. It mentions that the American corporate-bond market is three times larger than Europe's and comments that European companies rely heavily on banks which have curbed lending since the global financial crisis.

The article discusses a shift toward corporate bond purchases encouraged by Indian government economic policy in relation to bank lenders.

The article focuses on the popularity of corporate bonds with investors. It states that the attraction of bonds is due to low rates and investor enthusiasm. It mentions that the U.S. Federal Reserve Board lowered the federal funds rate (FFR) target to 1% in 2003. It comments that FFR is what banks charge each other for overnight funds, and that this helps indicate the direction of interest rates.

The article discusses steps taken by the Bank of Japan to spur the Japanese economy. In addition to lowering its policy interest rate, the bank has reaffirmed its intention to keep interest rates down and suggested it might begin forcing money into the economy by purchasing corporate bonds, commercial paper, and other assets from banks.