Sentences with phrase «for investment grade debt»

Relative strength for utilities and REITs in the stock world, as well as relative strength for investment grade debt in the bond universe, suggest that the Fed will barely bump overnight lending rates, if at all.

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With other big acquisition funding still in the pipeline, it was crucial for banks to set a positive tone for investment - grade debt and lure buyers back into a struggling market.

And to Sonders, financing conditions for buybacks through investment - grade debt will likely last long enough for markets to find other sources of demand.

We remain overweight U.S credit for its income potential, but prefer investment grade debt given elevated credit market valuations.

Western allies press Trump to maintain nuclear deal with Iran: Reuters US intelligence monitors Iranian cargo shipments into Syria: CNN A trade war is a major risk for China's debt - ridden economy: CNBC Federal judge orders gov» t must accept new DACA immigration applications: WaPo Unification of Koreas still unlikely as leaders prepare to meet: Reuters US Consumer Confidence Index rebounded in April after March decline: CB New home sales in US increased to 4 - month high in March: MarketWatch Richmond Fed Mfg Index turns negative for first time since 2016: Bond Buyer S&P Case - Shiller Home Price Index surged in Feb, up 6.3 % y - o - y: CNBC Federal Housing Finance Agency: US house prices continued to rise in Feb: HW Corp bonds with lowest investment - grade rating look vulnerable: Bloomberg 10 - year Treasury yield reaches 3.0 % for first time since 2014: CNN Money

The continent has struggled to develop high - yield debt markets for growth companies below investment grade, and what it did achieve is collapsing in 2016.

A bond rated BBB or higher (A-3 or higher, for short - term debt) is considered investment grade.

Sales volume for new investment - grade corporate debt is at its lowest level since 2014.

The eventual downgrade to junk, aka non-investment grade, will make IL debt ineligible for investment for some of their major institutional investors (one of which has already called for a boycott of Illinois debt) which are restricted by mandate to purchase only investment grade muni bonds.

Floating rate bank loans are loans issued by below investment grade companies for short term funding purposes with higher yield than short - term debt and involve risk.

We see investment - grade corporate debt as attractive in a world hungry for yield.

Given the introduction of several new ECB policies yesterday (expanded QE; purchases of nonfinancial, investment grade corporate debt; new refinancing programs; incentives to reduce the impact of negative interest rates on banks and spur lending) we think the outlook for European credit and equities is quite constructive.

Jakarta's 38.9 % increase was driven by a substantial recovery in domestic demand in the wake of Indonesian sovereign debt's return to investment - grade status, which energized leveraged investment initiatives and drove up demand for prime office space across the capital.

The European Central Bank on Thursday delivered basically what the market expected for QE: 60 billion euros of purchases per month directed at investment - grade - rated government and agency debt and with a total size, considering the contemplated end date by September 2016, of around one trillion euros.

(B) SENIOR DEBT. - Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), in a case in which the Federal credit instrument is the senior debt, the Federal credit instrument shall be required to receive an investment grade rating from at least 2 rating agencies, unless the credit instrument is for an amount less than $ 75,000,000, in which case 1 rating agency opinion shall be sufficient.»

-» (A) IN GENERAL. - To be eligible for assistance under this chapter, a project shall satisfy applicable creditworthiness standards, which, at a minimum, shall include -» (i) a rate covenant, if applicable;» (ii) adequate coverage requirements to ensure repayment;» (iii) an investment grade rating from at least 2 rating agencies on debt senior to the Federal credit instrument; and» (iv) a rating from at least 2 rating agencies on the Federal credit instrument, subject to the condition that, with respect to clause (iii), if the total amount of the senior debt and the Federal credit instrument is less than $ 75,000,000, 1 rating agency opinion for each of the senior debt and Federal credit instrument shall be sufficient.»

[199] The assessment of the senior obligations» investment grade potential and the default risk for the TIFIA credit instrument and the senior obligations should be based on the underlying ratings of the unenhanced debt obligations and the project's fundamentals.

In such a structure, the investment grade ratings for senior debt helps the DOT evaluate its credit risk as a subordinate lender.

Each project, at the time of its application for assistance, is required to furnish a preliminary rating opinion letter from one of the bond rating agencies identified by the Securities and Exchange Commission as a «Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organization,» indicating that the project's senior debt obligations have the potential to achieve an investment - grade bond rating.

Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), in a case in which the Federal credit instrument is the senior debt, the Federal credit instrument shall be required to receive an investment grade rating from at least 2 rating agencies, unless the credit instrument is for a rural infrastructure project or intelligent transportation systems project, in which case 1 rating agency opinion shall be sufficient.

We remain overweight U.S credit for its income potential, but prefer investment grade debt given elevated credit market valuations.

Investment grade corporate bonds and emerging market debt have benefited from this trend for most of 2016.

A bond rated BBB or higher (SP - 3 or higher, for short - term debt) is considered investment grade.

A bond rated Baa or higher (Prime - 3 or higher, for short - term debt) is considered investment grade.

After the bull market kicked off six years ago, as investors searched for yield amid low interest rates, they increasingly turned toward fixed income credit sectors, such as high yield, investment grade and emerging market debt.

Fund investors padded the coffers of corporate investment - grade debt funds (+ $ 822 million) and international & global debt funds (+ $ 985 million) but were net redeemers of high - yield funds -LRB-- $ 491 million) and government mortgage funds -LRB-- $ 226 million) for the week.

Since 90 % of the index is made up of investment - grade debt from blue - chip companies, it can be viewed as a proxy for the U.S. investment - grade bond market.

I put 40 % of my congregation's building fund into high yield and low investment grade debt in late 2008 — made up for a lot of 2008 losses.

Consider the preference investors have shown for investment grade government debt over comparable high - yielding corporate bonds.

But for the most part, for most high yield debt, almost all investment grade debt, and vanilla structured securities, the market is functioning.

Unfortunately, losses tend to come in heaps for investment grade corporate debt.

A bond rated BBB or higher (A-3 / SP - 3 or higher, for short - term debt) is considered investment grade.

The eventual downgrade to junk, aka non-investment grade, will make IL debt ineligible for investment for some of their major institutional investors (one of which has already called for a boycott of Illinois debt) which are restricted by mandate to purchase only investment grade muni bonds.

We could define the split between «investment - grade» and «high - yield» debt based on the cost of insuring against default for the next five years.

If investors grow anxious about holding low - quality bonds, they may trade them for the higher - quality debt, such as government bonds and investment - grade corporate bonds.

The same predictive relationship is apparent for the broad investment grade bond market (U.S. Aggregate Bond Index), shown in Figure 3, as well as for 10 - year sovereign debt of other developed countries.

At ING, he was the head of investment grade corporate credit, responsible for investment grade corporate credit as well as collaterized loan obligation and synthetic collateralized debt obligation investment portfolios.

If investors grow anxious about holding low - quality bonds, they may trade them for the highest - quality debt, such as U.S. Treasuries and investment - grade corporate bonds.

To qualify for inclusion in the index, securities must have a below investment grade rating (based on an average of Moody's, S&P, and Fitch) and an investment grade rated country of risk (based on an average of Moody's, S&P, and Fitch foreign currency long term sovereign debt ratings).

The table below describes the rating assignments for both investment - grade and below - investment - grade debt.

The investment grade rating is reserved for those debts that have a high likelihood of being repaid and are relatively safe for investors, though safety can not be absolutely guaranteed [see also A Brief History of Bond Investing].

Doos is widely recognised for his experience in multijurisdictional acquisition finance, investment grade and sub-investment grade corporate finance, distressed portfolio sales, and strategic debt investments.

Founded in 1897, David Cronheim Mortgage Corporation and its affiliate companies located in Chatham, NJ provide an array of real estate services including debt and equity for investment grade real estate.

Backed by a century's worth of knowledge and expertise, Cronheim Mortgage provides a vast array of real estate services, including debt and equity for investment grade real estate.