“The dual trend of low interest rates and a slowly improving economy is creating a perfect storm for new debt issuance,” said Richard Peterson, Director, Global Markets Intelligence, S&P Capital IQ. “The jury is still out on how long that environment will last, but for now, all signs are pointing to increases in issuance over the next several weeks.”
The full press release is available at:
http://img.en25.com/Web/StandardandPoors/CUSIP%20Issuance%20Trends%20May%202013_PR.pdf