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The article reports on the decline in value of holdings of Commercial Paper Funding Facility of the U.S. Federal Reserve to 67.3 billion dollars in the week ending July 29, 2009. Companies took their funds from the facility as three-month commercial paper was maturing. About 334 billion dollars was held by the facility at the end of 2008.

This article reports on the move by the U.S. Federal Reserve to reaffirm its support for the commercial paper market amid the sharp decline in demand in 2009. It explains that commercial paper serves companies that are looking for short-term financing avenues. It says that for the week ended June 26, 2009 commercial paper shrank to record low of $1.5 trillion based on seasonal adjustment. The Federal Reserve assured markets that it will commit to stabilizing commercial paper market until February 2010.

This article reports on the decline of the commercial paper market in the U.S. by $81.1 billion in the week ended May 14, 2009. The decline is the lowest level in five years based on data from the Federal Reserve Board. The short-term market for commercial paper stands at $1.3 trillion as of May 14, 2009.

This article discusses the recovery of U.S. commercial paper in April 2009. It states that the price of commercial paper is rising. The trend is attributed to refinancing loans from the Commercial Paper Funding Facility of the Federal Reserve System. The interest of investors to buy commercial paper is also indicated.

The article reports that the commercial-paper market in the U.S. has posted a decline of $32.6 billion for the week ended February 18, 2009. The country's asset-backed commercial-paper portion also fell $13.8 billion after a rise of $2.2 billion in the previous week. The decline is reportedly in its sixth consecutive week for the market.

The article reports that the once-frozen commercial paper market has begun to normalize though not completely, as of January 30, 2009. Some commercial paper issuers may have returned to the open market as suggested by the decline in the amount of debt the U.S. Federal Reserve holds in its Commercial Paper Funding Facility. This took place in a week when $230 billion of commercial paper the Federal Reserve owed was scheduled to mature. The development suggests a test of the Federal Reserve's efforts to restore the credit markets to near-normal operations.

The article reports on the contraction of the U.S. commercial-paper market in December 2008, as companies closed their books ahead of the year end. In the week ended December 24, the total commercial-paper market shrank $6.9 billion on a seasonally adjusted basis, according to data issued by the Federal Reserve.

The article reports that the pace of growth in the U.S. commercial paper market has slowed in the week ended November 12, 2008, according to data from the U.S. Federal Reserve Board. It relates the rate of expansion of the market in the previous two weeks. It states that commercial paper outstanding rose $2.9 billion during the week ended November 12. It presents possible reasons behind the slowdown.

The article presents an update on the commercial paper market in the U.S. as of October 2008. The U.S. Federal Reserve had paid $144.81 billion to purchase short-term debt from U.S. companies during the first 3 days of operation of its new Commercial Paper Funding Facility that has helped revived the market. According to the central bank, the overall commercial-paper market has gained by $100.5 billion to $1.55 trillion.

The article reports on the improvement of the $1.45 trillion commercial-paper market due to the U.S. Federal Reserve financial program. The interest rate cut to 1% and the decrease in commercial-paper rates have influenced the longer-term negotiations done outside of the government economic assistance initiatives increasing the demand for debts maturing in 30 to 90 days. According to a national data, firms borrowed $41.6 billion. General Electric Co., American Express Co. and the financing unit of Harley Davidson Inc. participated in the undertaking.

The article reports on the U.S. Federal Reserve support for the commercial-paper market, which according to investors, would result to drop of the overnight borrowing rates in the commercial-paper market and asset-backed commercial-paper market in the U.S. in 2008. It notes that among other areas affected are the money-market funds, which led to borrowing because few investors where willing to allow longer term debt.

The article discusses the downturn in the commercial-paper market as credit anxiety affected investors. The financial turmoil experienced by the American International Group Inc. has prompted investors to purchase short-term paper that has one-day maturity. The decrease in the net asset value of the Reserve Primary Fund also influenced the money-market. Interest rates for the paper increased between 5% to 8% compared with 2% in the 2nd week of September 2008. According to the U.S. Federal Reserve, the commercial-paper industry fell by $52.1 billion.

The article focuses on the commercial-paper market as its asset-backed sector becomes affected with speculations of cash shortages. The yield of negotiable instruments increased between 4% to 8% compared with the previous 2.15% to 3.5% due to the demand of investors for one-day maturity. According to Deborah Cunningham of Federated Investment Management Co., investors prefer to purchase short-duration paper as returns on 30-day paper are between 2.75% to 2.80%.

The article reports on the decline of investment into U.S. commercial-paper market in the week ending July 23, 2008. The market's value declined by $5.8 million, which was led by a $9.8 billion drop in financial paper. The downturn in financial commercial paper was linked by market participants to less interest from investors. Investors preferred to purchase the short-term debt of mortgage companies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

The article reports on the expansion of the U.S. asset-backed commercial paper following the credit crisis. The commercial paper expanded by $26.3 billion in the first week of January 2008, marking the first instance of growth in 20 weeks. It mentions that the Federal Reserve launched new measures to bring liquidity into the financial system. One trader believes that the increase might be a short-lived one as investors and issuers tend to organize their finances at the end of a year.

The article concerns the health of financial firms and its impact on the market for short-term debt known as asset-backed commercial paper. It is inferred that the summer 2007 crisis are bringing anxieties among debt investors especially in terms of bank counterparty risks. Commenting on the issue, Sherif Hamid, a fixed income strategist at Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc., noted that the current pullback in the commercial-paper market would come a particularly difficult time for short-term investments.

The article reports on the continuing contraction of the asset-backed commercial-paper market as investors avoid this type of short-term debt, according to data released by the U.S. Federal Reserve. The creation of a superfund aims to alleviate the pressure on the market. Though the commercial-paper market continues to contract, the rates investors charged issuers of asset-backed commercial paper continued to drop, putting them more than one percentage point below the peak hit in September 2007.

The article reports that the commercial-paper market in the U.S. has expanded as of October 2007. According to the Federal Reserve, the commercial paper outstanding increased $4.5 billion on a seasonally adjusted basis to $1.859 trillion. It cites that the downturn in asset-backed commercial paper outstanding was $6.1 billion, against a drop of $17.3 billion.

The article focuses on the decrease in the level of U.S. commercial paper outstanding in September 2007. It details the cause of the decline. It notes that the total outstanding amount of commercial paper fell by $8.2 billion on a seasonally adjusted basis. It mentions that the somewhat-looser conditions in the commercial-paper market could also help bring down an elevated London interbank offered rate.

The article reports on the decline in the outstanding level of commercial paper in the U.S. in the week ended September 5, 2007. The total outstanding amount of commercial paper declined $54.1 billion on a seasonally adjusted basis to $1.925 trillion in the week ended September 5. Outstanding amount of asset-backed commercial paper declined $31.3 billion to $966.7 billion. Tony Crescenzi of Miller Tabak & Co. expects more declines but hopes that it will slow as problematic debt is moved out.

The article reports on the increase in the daily issuance volumes of asset-backed commercial paper in September 2007 according to U.S. Federal Reserve data. The daily issuance average of asset-backed commercial paper rose from $88.6 billion to $90.6 billion. It explains that the rise in short-term paper is caused by credit crisis which made some investors hesitant to lend for longer periods due to concerns over issuers' exposure to U.S. mortgage market. As of August 24, about $936 billion in commercial paper will mature by September 14.

The article reports on the effects of U.S. banks' borrowing on the commercial-paper market. According to the authors, the announcements made by the major Wall Street banks that they were approaching the Federal Reserve for short-term funding helped the country's asset-backed commercial-paper market. Sean Simko of SEI assured that the market is fixed with assets, like credit-card debt and home loans.

The article reports on the plan of the National Bank of Canada to buy nearly 2 billion Canadian dollars worth of asset-backed commercial paper held by its mutual funds and individual and corporate investors. The bank decided to make the offer rather than be forced to suspend redemptions or book losses in its money-market funds according to chief executive Louis Vachon. The move helped reassure clients and eliminate uncertainty about its asset-backed commercial paper according to analysts.

The article reports on the impact of bad mortgages on the commercial-paper market. It states that investors are taking note of the unusual moves in the asset-backed commercial-paper market. Firms that are in distress due to the financial crunches faced by its mortgage investments include American Home Mortgage Investment Corp. and Luminent Mortgage Capital Inc. It notes that rates in the commercial-paper market have risen following the turmoil in the credit market.

Discusses the effect of tightening credit conditions in the United States on corporations' short-term borrowing ability. Description of commercial-paper, which are promissory notes to repay money; Expectation that some second-tier borrowers will have to tap back-up bank credit lines for failure to resell commercial paper coming due at the end of 2000.

Reports on plans by Internet start-up company Prescient Markets LLC to sell commercial paper online. Direct issuers that have contracts to sell commercial paper on cpmarket.com; Why commercial-paper issuers have gone further than most in the corporate-financing arena toward eliminating intermediaries.

The article reports on the decline of the U.S. commercial paper market for the third week in a row ending on September 8, 2010 by 5.6 billion dollars.

The article reports on the growth of the U.S. commercial-paper market on both a seasonally adjusted and nonadjusted basis in the week ended January 27, 2010, following a decline in the previous week, based on data from the Federal Reserve.

The article reports that the commercial paper market in the U.S. has grown for the eighth straight week to 1.3 trillion U.S. dollars. The gain is largely attributed to activities of European banks in the market. Crane Data revealed that majority of taxable money-market mutual funds have yields of less than 0.1 percent.

The article reports on data released by the U.S. Federal Reserve which showed that the U.S. commercial paper market declined to a low level in the week ended June 24, 2009. Since the central bank began recording data in 2001, the size of the market is said to be lowest at $1.155 trillion. The contracting economy which has led to fewer spending needs is attributed for the low record. In the previous week, the overall market declined $27.7 billion.

The article reports on the $56.9 billion increase experienced by the U.S. commercial paper market. Increases are attributed to the domestic financial sector which saw its share of the outstanding volume rose to $41.2 billion. The increase is also attributed to companies tapping funds at the start of the second quarter.

The article reports on the $56.4 billion drop in the U.S. commercial paper market in the week ended October 8, 2008 after the announcement of the Federal Reserve to support the troubled market. Crucial market for short-term financing is seen to be stabilizing but lending to U.S. companies are still limited to short durations. Also, Standard & Poor's Rating Services placed General Motors Corp., and Ford Motor Co. in the watchlist of downgrading companies.

The article reports on the recovery of the U.S. commercial-paper market in the second week of September 2008. A Wall Street bank trader said that orders surpassed $5 billion on September 19. The bond equivalent yield on the three-month Treasury-bill increased 0.90 percentage point to 0.99%, and the yield of the six-month Treasury-bill rose more than 0.90 percentage point to 1.55%. Federal funds traded at 1.75%, which is below the 2% federal-funds target rate.

Reports on the decision of the central bank of China to implement rules to help develop the local commercial-paper market, as of September 2005.

Highlights the gradual increase in commercial paper issuance in the U.S. industrial sector in December 2003, amid signs of economic recovery in the country.

Focuses on a forecast on commercial paper issuance in the U.S.

Reports on the economic recovery of the commercial paper market in the U.S. due to renewal of demand as of November 29, 2002.

Discusses the implications of the narrowing of the commercial paper market in the United States on February 14, 2002.

Focuses on the commercial paper market in the United States, as of January 25, 2001. How the market serves as the biggest source of short-term funding for bluechip U.S. corporations; Impact of rising interest rates on the market; Predictions.

The article reports that European banks are issuing much less commercial paper to secure short-term funding and issuing fewer loans. Over a two-month period outstanding commercial paper from Banco Santander SA and Millenium BCP has declined by about $1 billion apiece. In addition, bank deposits that might otherwise be available for loans have begun piling up at the European Central Bank.

The article discusses signs of improving credit conditions. Demand for commercial paper issued by both U.S. and European banks has increased substantially, while the three-month dollar Libor has fallen to a record low. However, some banks are hoarding funds received for commercial paper, thus undermining government efforts to promote liquidity.

The article discusses signs of improving conditions in credit markets. On October 14, 2008 interest rates on commercial paper and corporate bond yields both declined. The cost of insuring debt issued by Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs Group Inc. fell dramatically. Kathleen Shanley of Gimme Credit notes that although U.S. government intervention in the financial industry has helped, credit markets still remain wary.

The article reports that some investments made by money-market funds could be riskier than they anticipated when they purchased the investments. Investing in commercial paper, generally considered to be short-term loans from companies which are collateralized, have been found to be backed by mortgage-backed investments in some instances.

The article presents an update on the U.S. credit market as of October 9, 2008. The benchmark 10-year Treasury note dropped $17.8125 per $1,000 face value on October 8, while the 30-year bond yielded 4.062%, up from 4.026% on October 7. The overnight commercial paper issued by American Express carried a rate of 1.75%, down from 2.0%. General Electric's 14-day paper attained 2.15%, while its 30-day paper declined to 2.50%.

The article reports that Canadian holders of nonbank asset-backed commercial paper have voted in favor of a restructuring plan. An estimated 30 billion Canadian dollars worth of these commercial paper are reportedly frozen. Judicial approval for the restructuring plan is required and a May 2, 2008 hearing is scheduled. According to the article, the Canadian plan may serve as a blueprint to help isolate and dispose of asset-backed commercial paper in the U.S.

The author reflects on the options available to General Electric for the restructuring of its balance sheet. The use by GE Capital of commercial paper seemed to make sense when times were good because it was cheaper. According to Barclays Capital, with $66 billion of debt maturing, that could give GE breathing room to sort out its balance sheet. The author says GE shows sign of wanting to retain a modified version of GE Capital's wholesale finance model.

The article reports on the impact of continued robust demand for short-term paper on Treasury bills in the U.S. on August 29, 2007. Report says that the trend spurred record demand for the government's auction of two-year notes. The overall government bond market finished lower amid gains in stocks and written remarks from U.S. Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke that reminded investors that the Fed will cut rates only if the current turmoil hurts the U.S. economy. The benchmark 10-year note also declined during the day.

The article reports on the difficulties being experienced by the credit markets and the possible failure of Coventree Inc., a financial company that arranges commercial paper for companies looking for short-term cash, to sell $950 million in new debt. According to Coventree, it has extended the maturity of $250 million of notes and called on providers of backup credit facilities to supply promised funds to repay an additional $700 million.

The article discusses a report which claims that the reportedly fast pace of commercial-paper sales is signaling an upswing in corporate confidence as of June 2014, focusing on signs of economic growth and the short-term cash borrowing plans of firms such as the computer company Apple Inc.

The article reports on the change of rules by the U.S. Federal Reserve (Fed) on its Commercial Paper Funding Facility. The agency said that the facility is aimed at buying commercial paper to help companies that were already dependent on such short-term funding when the market froze in 2008. The Fed announced that the facility will not purchase asset-backed commercial paper from issuers trying to revive structured-investment vehicles, which were filled with illiquid assets financed by cheap, short-term debt.