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The article discusses the introduction of the hybrid capital market to the Japanese corporate sector. Bankers hope that the experiences companies in the U.S., Europe and other areas such as Australia have had will give Japanese corporates the confidence to take their first steps into the hybrid market. The advantage to issuers of including the mechanism is that it can make the hybrid more equity-like in the eyes of the rating agencies.

The article discusses the shift in the corporate funding model in Europe from loans to bonds. It states that the shift to a U.S. style funding system for corporate bonds has been recognized as a healthier model by loans bankers. According to Christopher Marks, head of debt capital markets Europe at BNP Paribas in London, England, the investor focus on the bond market at some point will need to be relaxed and give way to a wider range of asset classes, but they will remain conservative into 2010.

The article offers an assessment of the capital markets in the U.S. as of October 1980. Topics discussed include the risks associated with the interest-rate target method of the Federal Reserve, the growth of the underground economy to about 200 billion dollars, and the marketability of Treasury bonds compared to corporate notes.

Discusses the Federal Reserve Board's (Fed) message to cautious investors that states the need to take a little risk in order for a return. The Fed has made it easier to take some risk and forage for higher yields; Statistics; Common sense dictates that investors purchase longer-maturing securities; The ratio between long-term rates and short-term rates; Other ways to yield boost; Municipal bonds as an attractive alternative; Utility stocks; The Fed's favoring of risk takers.

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 reports on the growing activity in the corporate bond market in the U.S. and Europe. Following the opening of the capital markets season after Labor Day, 28 deals were made in two days, amounting to 30 billion U.S. dollars. Some of the issuers were German hospital chain Asklepios, Total Capital and France Télécom.

The article looks at trends in capital markets in the U.S. as of March 2016. It highlights the impact of the plan of the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates. Investors are advised to consider venturing into corporate bonds. The advantage of higher inflation to Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS) is also mentioned.

The article analyzes the performance of the U.S. capital market in 2014. Topics covered include the decline in the 30-year Treasury bond yield on December 19 and the overvaluation of high-yield corporate bonds. Graphical representations are also provided for U.S. Treasury yields, U.S. credit, and global short-term bond rates in December.

The article reports on the slowing pace of issuance in the high grade U.S. corporate bond market in October 2012 as earnings season began. Andrew Karp of the Bank of America Merrill Lynch cited that earnings blackout and the sheer volume of issuance of the last few months as the two factors that push down supply. High grade supply reportedly slowed to 6 billion U.S. dollars between October 8 and October 9 with Columbus Day holiday damping activity although markets remained open.

The article reports on the performance of the U.S. investment grade corporate bond market in the first half of 2012. Investment grade corporate bond issuance was driven by Yankee borrowers, hitting a record level during the first half of the year. High grade corporate borrowers' new issuance during the first half of the year reached 364 billion U.S. dollars.

The article reports on developments relating to the capital markets in the U.S. as of May 14, 2012. It is expected that government and corporate bonds will continue to provide safe investments even if they have to settle for record-low yields. Technology company IBM tapped the debt market for 900 million U.S. dollars of 0.75 percent three-year notes. Caterpillar sold three-year notes at 1.375 percent, while Volkswagen sold five-year notes at 1.875 percent.

The article reports on the sale of a government guaranteed two tranche deal by the Dutch bank NIBC in the U.S. during the last week of November 2009. It mentions that the Thanksgiving holidays have brought a lull in investment grade bond issuance. It notes that such lull provided a breather for the debt capital market which received 80 billion U.S. dollars of investment grade bond supply for the month. Deals issued by the bank include 2 billion dollars of five year notes and a 1 billion dollar five year floating rate bond.

This article states that the U.S. corporate bond market has continued to prove its strength with borrowers issuing a number of sizeable deals despite non-optimistic news. The robustness of the bond market was demonstrated on February 10, 2009, when despite the announcement of the Financial Stability Plan and the Dow's drop by 4.62%, more than $3 billion (bn) of paper was issued. Deals that flourished on February 10 included a $1bn transaction from News International Corp. Trucking firm Paccar also issued bonds worth $750 million.

The article reports on the refusal of new borrowers to enter the U.S. corporate bond market despite relatively benign conditions. According to the article, equities were stable, spreads looked good and absolute levels even better, yet no new borrowers were prepared to risk entering. A syndicate official at one Wall Street firm says that the borrowers want to see someone else go first before entering the market.