For small- and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) in need of capital, bank loans are undoubtedly the first place they look. Alternative finance players, including online loan marketplaces and crowdfunding portals, are also gaining traction, while friends and family still remain a popular source for SMB owners,...
Market watchers have sent out a warning that the U.S. economy might be heading toward a recession. According to Reuters, the rise of risk premiums on investment-grade corporate bonds over comparable Treasuries, which have been increasing since February, is one factor that has analysts worried....
September 17, 2023
Are corporate borrowers resigned to higher interest rates? Wells Fargo thinks so. In an interview with Bloomberg Television on Friday (Sept. 15), Maureen O’Connor, global head of high-grade debt syndicate at the bank, said companies are seeing a desire for new bond sales in investment-grade and high-yield debt markets — and many executives are using this as a […]
July 16, 2018
Market watchers have sent out a warning that the U.S. economy might be heading toward a recession. According to Reuters, the rise of risk premiums on investment-grade corporate bonds over...
