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The article presents an outlook for the U.S. mutual fund industry for 1978. The robustness of the industry in 1977 was helped by factors such as how the popularity of municipal bond funds and corporate bond funds assisted in the selling of more shares than investors redeemed. Many mutual fund portfolio managers believe that returns will be higher because of the continued growth of the U.S. economy and the manageability of inflation and interest rates. The top-performing funds of 1977 include United Services, Strategic Investments, and Resources Growth.

The article presents the 1983 outlook for the institutional investors in the U.S. It mentions that investors are worried that President Ronald Reagan's budget proposals and any sudden tight-money policy by the Federal Reserve could increase interest rates and cut off real economic growth. It outlines several managers are staying away from corporate bonds including David F. Marvin, who sold his 1.3 billion dollars corporate bond portfolio.

The article reports on the use of low-rated high yield bonds in takeover financing in the U.S. The process of junk bonds issued by many oil producers and oil service are falling almost as fast as oil itself. Investors worries about the deteriorating financial condition of oil companies and other junk-bond issuers. Most of junkbond investors, however, are benefiting from the oil price plunge. They somehow demonstrates a new two fundamental tenets of investing.

The article discusses wealth management during critical times. Despite fears of a double-dip recession in the U.S. that have lessened momentarily, investors are still weary of losing their capital amid Europe's solvency crisis, fiscal tightening in the U.S, and the overall health of the global financial industry. Wealth managers are advising their clients to diversify beyond sovereign debt. This relief is provided by corporate bonds, equities, and mezzanine debt.

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 describes the condition of the corporate bond market in the U.S. in 2018. It indicates the consequences of investing in corporate bonds in the aging business cycle. Investors are warned about the surge in so-called leveraged loans. Also discussed is the impact of an interest rate increase and corporate leverage on the corporate bond market.

The article presents the author's recommendations for investments in Treasury or corporate bonds with term of maturity ten years relevant as of June 7, 1982. Topics include fixed-income securities, data on the earnings from one-year U.S. Treasury issues, and information of the investments of insurance company Prudential Insurance Co. in securities. Attention is paid to the opinion of bond investors on a potential decline in the bond yields due to the recession and the rates of inflation.

The article focuses trends in the stock market in the U.S. for 1981. It mentions the 25% increase posed by the Standard and Poor's index, the negative return of bonds and the dominant market phenomenon in 1980, the expected slowdown in the country as well as the decline in interest rates in 1981, and projected substantial demand for funds resulting from the takedown of federal agency paper and corporate bonds by individuals. One advice encourages investors to own 15% bonds for the year.

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 reports on the success of RJR Nabisco in dealing well with investors in the U.S. The junk bonds had lucrative warrants attached which made them more attractive to potential buyers. The warrants entitle holders to buy common stocks in the company. A survey is conducted regarding the practice where bonds are bought with clients' money without the warranty.

The article presents a study on the economic data of the Corporate Bond Credit in the U.S. According to the author, movements in the corporate bond spreads are important to many investors and potentially informative forward-looking metrics of market sentiment. The studies reviewed show that more than half of the variation in corporate bond credit spreads is not related to the financial health of the issuing firm, but rather reflects effects such as compensation for liquidity risk.

The author reports on financial losses that investors are expecting to have for the third quarter of 2010. Topics discussed in the article include concerns that investors had over global economic recovery, decreases that were experienced in corporate bond trading for July 2010 and August 2010 and decreases that have been experienced in debt underwriting.

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 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 reports on French lender BNP Paribas' self-led dollar-denominated bond issuance in December 2012. The deal is described as an indication of strong demand for top-rated U.S. bank paper due to reverse enquiry from U.S. investors. The trade's 382 exemption status is mentioned as attractive to investors because it is index-eligible. Forecasts regarding more dollar-denominated bond deals before the end of 2012 are also cited.

The article describes two public benchmark deals on the European corporate bond market from blue chip issuers Procter & Gamble in euros, and Volkswagen in sterling on August 9, 2012. The U.S. household products group, rated Aa3/AA- is deemed one of the corporate bond market's elite. Volkswagen, rated A3/A-, is regarded as the world's largest corporate bond issuer after General Electric and very much sought after by investors.

The article reports on the increased demand for U.S. corporate bonds in 2012. U.S. investors have expressed interest in big event-driven financings and in accommodating American borrowers. It details the success of aeronautics engine maker United Technologies Corp.'s 9.8 billion deal to finance its acquisition of Goodrich. Kraft Foods has issued bonds to back its plans to divide into two independent public companies.

The article reports that corporate bond issuance in the U.S. has slowed down in April following a record volume of bonds issued during the first quarter of 2012. February and March 2012 each produced more than 100 billion dollars of corporate bonds. According to head of investment grade syndicate for the Americas at Barclays Justin D'Ercole, investors are taking a cautious approach following a robust supply in February and March.

The article analyzes the dollar corporate bond market in the U.S. It is reported that, although supply in the market in January 2012 was subdued because several non-financial companies remained in earnings blackout, bankers in the country feel that optimism over central bank stimulus in the U.S. and Europe will remain long enough for a flood of deals in February 2012.

The article predicts that investors in U.S. corporate bonds may loss 315 billion U.S. dollars resulting from the implementation of the Volcker rule.

The article assesses the situation in the U.S. corporate bond market as of November 11, 2011. While 16 investment grade companies priced 21.75 billion U.S. dollars of deals that attracted 60 billion U.S. dollars of demand, the activity in the market fell on November 9, 2011 because of Italy's bond yields. According to one head of investment grade syndicate, the week was good for borrowers and bad for investors.

The article reports that there are many activities in the corporate bond market in the U.S. despite volatility coming from Europe. Bankers believe that the said market is a safe place for investors if they set aside sovereign and bank paper. One of the most notable deal came from American International Group (AIG) with its 2-billion U.S. dollar offering. Another deal is the 750-million U.S. dollar five and 10-year paper from Irish building firm CRH America.

The article reports that another week is set to pass without new issues in the corporate bonds markets in the U.S. as of May 14, 2010 despite an improvement in investor sentiment after the stabilization package set by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the European Union for peripheral eurozone governments worth 750 billion euros.

The article reports that issuers are scrambling into the U.S. corporate bond market ahead of the expected slowdown due to the Thanksgiving holiday. Rich Wolff of Barclays Capital explains that some investors are buying shorter duration paper because they want to protect their end-of-year numbers. Joel Levington of Brookfield Investment Management shares his comments on the deal of Boeing, saying it reflects an improvement in the economy of the U.S.

The article discusses corporate bond default in the U.S. Bond investors in the beginning of 2009 looked at the spreads of corporate debt and saw opportunity for investment. Bank of America Merrill Lynch conducted a survey of bond managers and found that 80% saw inflows into their funds and only 2% saw outflows.

The article reports on the Standard and Poor's Corp. Global Fixed Income Research about the narrowing of the yield spread between high-yield corporate bonds and U.S. Treasury bonds. It states that investor's appetite for risk has begun to shrink after a sober outlook on the pace of the economic recovery has taken hold recently. According to Standard and Poor's, investors may need to see an improvement in both profits and economic data before spreads undergo another round of tightening.

The article focuses on the factors regarding the price increases for corporate bonds in the U.S. According to the author, despite the reoccurrence of low equity indexes in November 2008, the bond market on February 17, 2009 reflected a different scenario. One of the factor that lifted the prices of corporate bonds was the investment of Billionaire investor Warren Buffett in Tiffany & Co. which stirred up the confidence in corporate bonds.

The article reports on the U.S. credit risk which resulted a decrease in bond deals for 2008. According to Diane Vazza, managing director of global fixed-income research at Standard and Poor's, many of the corporate bond deals have dropped drastically within the year. Despite the credit spreads, investors still have the attractive opportunity for individual corporate bonds. Protection against credit risk were also described by the author.

The article reports on the performance of U.S. corporate bonds. The run rate for May 2008 comes in at around $115 billion. The International Lease Finance Corp. sold its $750 million five year notes at 362.5bp over Treasuries, and this was a new issue concession of around 40bp. The lead managers were Barclays, BNP Paribas, Lehman and Merrill Lynch. The corporate bond market is also suffering from the abundance of supply. It has absorbed a vast amount of debt and it is not surprising that some resistance from investors has been apparent.

The article reports that the European corporate bond market has showed its willingness to add new risk as €2.6 billion worth of bonds were printed, as of April 18, 2008. Investors shifted their attention away from the banking sector and back on the books of these transactions, which were all generously oversubscribed. Cargill, a U.S. provider of food, agricultural and risk management products, tapped the market for a €500 million bond.

The article reports that European corporate bond issuers have spurned opportunities despite recoveries in some markets. It states that corporate issuers and investors practice caution as they ignored the chance of issuance that followed a 75 basis points (bp) rate cut by the U.S. Federal Reserve and better than expected results from Lehman Brothers and Goldman Sachs. It adds that market anxiety and volatility prevented some corporate issuers from issuing bonds.

The article reports that the life and vigour being demonstrated by the U.S. corporate bond sector had been replaced by illiquidity and apprehension as secondary bond prices expand rapidly. The high water mark was the $3.1 billion four tranche fixed/floater from Dutch electronics giant Philips. The weakness of the secondary market and eye-opening widening suffered by recent deals attenuated any further investor interest in the market.

The article reports on the corporate bond issues in the U.S. after signs that the Federal Reserve was nearing to lower funds rate in the second half of 2006. $500 million of three year floaters at Libor was issued by Monumental Global Funding. GE Capital launched a fixed and floating rate global bond issue. Capitalists demand new issue premiums to take up bonds at rich spreads.

The article provides information related to corporate bonds. As financial instruments that steadily throw off cash, corporate bonds are a no-brainer. But until a few years ago, they were a tricky proposition for the average investor. Buying corporate bonds on the open market is even more complicated. Prices shift from minute to minute, and brokers often take a hefty, disguised markup by cutting into the investor's interest rates. But that has changed, thanks to a simplified and more affordable type of bond called the retail note. Offered primarily by Merrill Lynch, ABN Amro's LaSalle investment banking division, and Chicago boutique firm Incapital, retail notes are priced at $1,000 apiece, with some "baby bonds" available for $25. The bonds are now issued by 25 blue-chip companies ranging from Bank of America to Ford to GE, and the value of the notes they've issued has doubled to $150 billion in the past three years. As with any bond, of course, there's always the chance that an issuer will default, but with retail notes it's easier to buy several to spread out one's risk.

The article focuses on the disparity between municipal and corporate credit ratings in the U.S. It is inferred that for decades, market participants have simply accepted the gap. However, some investors are calling for a way to address the issue. Other factors discussed within the municipal bond market include hedge funds, arbitrage accounts and foreign investors.

The article reports on the hope of the U.S. Congress that an expansion of the taxable municipal bond market will introduce new types of investors to state and local bonds. It states that Build America Bonds enable municipalities to sell taxable bonds and either receive a 35% federal subsidy in lieu of the tax exemption or allow the investor to receive a tax credit. It adds that it remains to be seen whether rates can be competitive with taxable debt like corporate bonds.

This article offers news briefs related to banking in the U.S. It is stated that money managers are investing in corporate bonds because they are perceived as stable investments during the economic downturn. Investors who are nervous about the stability of the stock market and the economy are being advised to wait rather than take action. It is predicted that the likelihood of corporate bonds defaulting is high.

The article focuses on the survey conducted by Fidelity Investments, which highlights investors' optimism in dealing with stocks in the U.S. The result shows that 27% of the respondents prefer to enhance their stock holdings while 7% of the respondents intend to minimize their stock exposure. Additionally, executive vice president of Fidelity Institutional Wealth Services Gail Graham claims that millionaires perceive the condition as buying opportunity from the data of the survey.

The article reports on the need for credit rating agencies in the U.S. to adopt systems that allow a direct comparison of municipal and corporate bonds as suggested by the Government Finance Officers Association. They disclosed that municipal bonds should be placed on a rating scale that allows a direct comparison between the two kinds of debt. The agencies should ensure that the ratings of the two bonds should retain qualitative distinctions that are valuable to issuers and investors.

The article reports on a debate concerning the tougher rating standards subjected for municipal bond issuers in the U.S. During a symposium, municipal bond issuers were questioned if they are ready to face the same reporting and disclosure standards rating agencies and investors apply to corporate borrowers. Further, various government officials have also criticized the credit rating agencies for allegedly subjecting municipal bond issuers to tougher rating standards than corporate issuers.