Corporate Borrowing & Debt

Billion-dollar issue of green bonds fuels optimism that more U.S. companies will pursue similar funding for sustainability projects.

Banks are just one element of the big slowdown that's expected in new corporate bond issuance in 2019.

“We want to create a healthier leveraged-finance market that will be able to withstand the volatility that 2019 may bring,” say new group's spokeswoman.

Higher risk premiums have been suppressing sales of corporate bonds for several weeks.

Experts expect some distressed-debt issuers to unravel very quickly this year.

End of ECB stimulus and worsening economic climate are expected to continue pushing borrowing costs higher in the EU in 2019.