John Lonski

Gross to Buffett Omens Disregarded as Sales Soar: Credit Markets

Sales of corporate bonds in the U.S. are surging toward the busiest May ever as borrowers race to the market before demand dries up with Bill Gross and Warren Buffett cautioning against buying debt at all-time low yields.

Corporate Credit Swaps in U.S. Rise as G-7 Finance Chiefs Meet

A gauge of U.S. corporate credit risk rose for a third day as investors considered the pace of stimulus measures while Group of Seven finance ministers and central bankers meet in the U.K.

Bonds Show Investors Don't Have Concerns About Risk of U.S. Fiscal Crisis

As the political debate over budget cuts in Washington threatens to bring the government to a partial shutdown, bond markets are showing little concern about the nation’s fiscal health.

Bankers’ Complaint of Uncertainty Obscures Reluctant Disclosure

While bankers complain that regulatory uncertainty is hurting growth, their failure to provide balance-sheet transparency is creating uncertainty for the taxpayers who bailed them out.

Fed More Bullish Than Wall Street Forecasting Growth

Stephen Stanley, chief economist at Pierpont Securities LLC, has derided the Federal Reserve for downplaying improvement in the U.S. economy. Yet his 2.6 percent forecast for growth this year is below the midpoint in the central bank’s projection of 2.4 percent to 2.9 percent.

Lincoln Seeks Bond to Repay 2009 Rescue as Costs May Fall: New Issue Alert

Lincoln National Corp. , the insurer that took a U.S. bailout, plans to sell notes as Moody’s Investors Service said it expects relative yields on corporate bonds to fall as corporate earnings grow and defaults decline.

Obama's Rebounding Economy Reflected in Junk Bond Market's Dividend Deals

Buyers of high-yield, high-risk debt are betting that President Barack Obama is leading the U.S. economy to an enduring recovery.

Central Bankers Back Bernanke Whose Critics Haven't Been There

The 23 people who penned the missive to Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke this week telling him to arrest his expansion of monetary stimulus have something in common: They’ve never been in his position.

UPS Fights ‘Fire With Fire’ to Fill Pension Gap: Credit Markets

Companies facing the biggest pension deficit since at least 1994 are selling bonds at the fastest pace in more than seven years to plug the hole, betting that future returns will exceed their borrowing costs.

Rural/Metro Plans to Sell Notes: New Issue Alert

Rural/Metro Corp. , the provider of medical transportation and fire protection, is marketing debt as corporate bond yields remain “stubbornly wide” relative to comparably dated Treasuries.

"The corporate credit market senses that central banks will do whatever they can to prevent their respective economies from stalling."

- John Lonski on May 10, 2013

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Ford to Close Australian Car Plants After 9 Decades on Costs

Asian Stocks Drop on China PMI, Fed Stimulus Concerns

Singapore’s Expansion Reduces Pressure to Ease Policy: Economy

China Manufacturing Unexpectedly Contracts in Blow to Growth

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