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Rock-Bottom Borrowing Costs Lure U.S. Companies to Euro Market

Analysts are trying to determine which companies will issue euro-denominated bonds, which tends to reduce leverage and risk premiums on the company's U.S. bonds.

By Caleb Mutua | February 17, 2020 at 11:19 AM

Borrowing in Europe is so cheap that U.S. companies including Dow Chemical Co. are looking at selling bonds there for the first time in years, or even ever.

The chemical company began meeting with investors in Europe last week about a possible bond sale in as many as three parts, according to people with knowledge of the matter. Investors and strategists are trying to figure out which other corporations will follow suit.

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