Even the index providers are puzzled by the ambush
June issuance of about €23bn comes as companies take advantage of lower borrowing costs
Eurozone’s former crisis spots have shaken off concerns over rising debt levels as investors bet on fiscal co-operation
Markets fear a new wave of volatility next month when a deadline for trade negotiations ends
Weak creditor protection in deals gives advantage to those with the resources to examine documentation
Deal will help AI data centre operator raise fresh capital after size of IPO was cut in Wall Street debut in March
Heavily indebted UK utility is attempting to strengthen its finances
US corporate debt markets have stabilised after volatility prompted by Trump’s ‘liberation day’ tariff announcement
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Upsized offering from energy group ends two-week high-yield bond drought triggered by Trump trade war
Slowdown in high-yield bond market issuance threatens a tentative rebound in dealmaking
Costs jump to 18-month highs as fears grow about health of region’s highly indebted groups
Corporate credit is ‘canary in the coal mine’ for faltering economy, analysts warn
Catastrophe bonds linked to randomly occurring natural disasters were previously considered too illiquid for ETFs
Parsing the junk bond market entrails for clues
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High-yields might not be a giveaway any more but are fairly priced
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Guy Hands’ Annington, Just Eat Takeaway and Tennet among borrowers under pressure from investors over asset sales
Struggling UK and French groups are on track to skew junk bond market outlook
However, some investors are warning that parts of the market are starting to look overheated
Investors shrug off fears that Donald Trump will kill cleantech company’s tax breaks
It remains very hard to argue that anything meaningful has changed in the UK
Companies take advantage of huge investor demand to pull forward bond issuance originally planned for next year
Borrowers turn to distressed exchanges in the face of punitive interest rates
