A Flight to Safety, and Little Else.

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.