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The article discusses two separate research papers. The first paper examines the factors that influence changes in household asset allocation patterns, finding that three factors (long-term equity risk premium, credit premium, and municipal bond premium) explain 81% of the variation in rebalancing across asset classes. The second paper analyzes the impact of central bank announcements on interest rates and exchange rates during the COVID-19 pandemic. It finds that "whatever-it-takes" announcements had a greater effect on lowering bond yields compared to size-limited announcements, and that open-ended announcements had a significant impact on longer-term yields. The researchers caution that central banks cannot solely rely on whatever-it-takes policies in future crises. Additionally, the article briefly mentions another research paper that examines the effects of increased immigration enforcement on public safety, specifically among Hispanics. The study finds that the Secure Communities program led to a decrease in crime reporting among Hispanics and an increase in victimization rates. [Extracted from the article]

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 European Central Bank (ECB) has announced an emergency asset- purchase scheme that would buy funds in government and corporate bonds on March 18, 2020 due to the Coronavirus. It mentions that the new scheme of ECB will cover Greek sovereign bonds; and also mentions that central bankers are also well aware of another, less happy, link between monetary and coordinated fiscal policy.

The article discusses the concern about liquidity in the corporate bond market. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the European Central Bank (ECB) have expressed their concern about a mismatch between investors' expectations and a shortage of liquidity in the market. Investors have noted the dependence of the market's liquidity on the readiness of dealer banks to stockpile securities.

The article presents an open letter from nongovernmental organizations and social movements which cites that the policy places the European Central Bank of the Eurozone in sharp contradictions with its responsibilities of the European Union to fight climate change in 2017.

The article discusses the expansion of asset purchases for the Bank of England, Bank of Japan, and the European Central Bank from government bonds to embrace corporate debt and equities. Topics include in impact of central banks on the corporate bond and equity markets. Topics include the impact of the central banks' actions on competition among businesses, the impact of central bank investments on share prices, and concerns regarding the central banks' disposal of their holdings.

The article discusses the move by the European Central Bank (ECB) to make a portfolio of covered bonds available for lending. The ECB also urged the European Covered Bond Council (ECBC) to issue a consultation on post-trade price transparency in an attempt to enhance market liquidity. Some traders oppose the proposed post-trade reporting claiming that they would be at a disadvantage. DZ Bank analysts stated that the move by ECB is aimed at indicating that the bank considers the situation of the secondary market unsatisfactory.

The article offers an outlook for the bond market in 2010. It predicts that sovereign bond supply will remain high as public debt grow. It believes that the European corporate bond market will grow in 2010. It also notes that many deals will be forced into the market, pushing out spreads and crushing the recovery, should European Central Bank starts withdrawing its liquidity support.

The article focuses on the increase in number of deals that tapped the corporate bond market of Europe to take advantage of low interest rates. It relates the interest rate cuts announced by the European Central Bank (ECB). Some big U.S. firms that have issued corporate bonds in euro include 3M and General Mills. Examples of the upcoming euro issuers are European shipbuilder Fincantieri and Finnish telecoms company, DNA.

The article explores the state of the bond market in May 2013. In the first week of May 2013, a cut by 25 basis points (bp) was made by the European Central Bank on its refinancing rate and the 17 billion U.S. dollars worth of debt at spreads was issued by Apple, which is considered as the biggest U.S. corporate bond deal ever issued. The author believes that electronic company Apple will not experience what happened to the U.S. motor industry as it is an extremely strong credit.

The article reports on the bonds issued by five European companies on September 7, 2012 totalling 1.95 billion euros. The wave of demand can be attributed to investors' jubilation at the European Central Bank's plan to support any bail-out of Spain or Italy overflowed into a wave of demand. Information is presented on the bond issue from Atlantia, the Italian toll roads group, and the five year issue for Telefónica.

The article discusses the return of senior bond issuers in the European market in September 2012. Traders attributed the return to a strong rally after the European Central Bank's Outright Monetary Transactions programme announcement. Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena and Intesa Sanpaolo were among the issuers that returned to the market.

The article reports on the steady state of core Europe corporate bond market as European Central Bank (ECB) president Mario Draghi clarifies that the bank will back up any support the European Financial Stability Facility or the European Stability Mechanism will give to a struggling nation. Financial markets reacted with disgust to the ECB policy, with credit default swap (CDS) of all kinds widened. It is also speculated that corporate credit will thrive if markets turn bearish or weaken.

The article reports on the launch of a buyback by Telecom Italia for its bonds in 2012. The company made the move as bank deposit rates drop towards zero. According to Andrea Balzarini, head of finance at Telecom Italia in Milan, the company is experiencing a shortage of valid investment opportunities. The impact of the European Central Bank's decision to cut its deposit rate to zero is noted.

The article reports that corporate bond issuance in Europe is expected to continue in December 2011 if the credit rally seen in November 2011 continues. It is noted that even before the Federal Reserve, European Central Bank (ECB) and national central banks agreed to ease funding pressures on banks, hope of progress on the eurozone crisis was already lifting the market. Successful bond sales also indicate that investors are still open for business to make deals possible.

The author comments on the quantitative easing (QE) measures from the European Central Bank (ECB). According to the author, it is not the right time to rollout QE policies as yields on sovereign debt while many firms have closed their books. The author also compared the corporate bond markets in the U.S. and Europe, with the market in the latter securing 5 billion U.S. dollars in volume while the latter has none.

As European companies ramp up public borrowing, bond buyers can sacrifice returns for low default risk or opt for high-yield paper. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article focuses on the business reports of tax-exempt market and sales of several financial bonds including corporate bond, municipal bond. It informs that European Central bank has launched a new bond purchasing program which has resulted in the price rise of shares in stock markets and lowering in the prices of treasury bonds. It informs that highest price placed for it bonds is 271.5 million U.S. dollars by Ramirez & Co.