Lynn Noah

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More From Lynn Noah

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  Industrials

  Why Yankee Bank Issuers Find US Corporate Debt Attractive

  A lower cost of borrowing and tighter spreads have attracted foreign banks to flock to the US corporate debt market.

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  Company & Industry Overviews

  Investment-Grade Bond Fund Flows Slowed Last Week

  According to Lipper fund flow data, investment-grade bond funds saw net inflows of $2.2 billion during the week ended August 17, 2016.

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  Company & Industry Overviews

  Standard Chartered Issued the Most High-Grade Bonds Last Week

  US financials and Yankee issuers commanded 34.0% each of the primary market high-grade bond issuance in the week ended August 19, 2016.

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  Company & Industry Overviews

  Investment-Grade Corporate Bond Issuance Slows ahead of Labor Day

  So far in August, ~$95.5 billion worth of new high-grade issuance has been made. Issuance has slowed further leading up to the Labor Day long weekend.

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  Financials

  Investment-Grade Bond Yields Rise on Rate-Hike Expectations

  Investment-grade bond yields rose marginally last week after the minutes from the July 26–27, 2016, Federal Open Market Committee meeting were released.

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  Company & Industry Overviews

  5-Year TIPS Were Auctioned at a Negative Yield Again

  The US Treasury auctioned five-year TIPS worth $14 billion on August 18. The overall demand for the securities fell 2.1% from the previous auction.

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  Financials

  FOMC Minutes: Policymakers Remain Divided on the Rate Hike

  Treasury yields rose after the release of the FOMC minutes. However, US stock markets were muted on August 17 after the release.

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  Energy & Utilities

  Treasury Yields Rose, Hopes of a Rate Hike Remain in 2016

  Treasury yields rose across the yield curve for the week ending August 19. The two-year Treasury yield rose by 5 basis points and ended at 0.76%.

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  Company & Industry Overviews

  Leveraged Loan Funds Saw Back-to-Back Inflows Last Week

  According to Lipper, in the week ended August 10, 2016, leveraged loan funds saw inflows of $96.4 million. In the previous week, inflows were $60.4 million.

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  Company & Industry Overviews

  Leveraged Loan Issuance Down Last Week: Pipeline Strong

  Leveraged loan issuance was down last week. According to S&P Capital IQ/LCD, US leveraged loans saw an allocation of $11.1 billion of dollar-denominated senior loans.