“Though we’re seeing a distinct downward trend in municipal bond and international debt-related issuance volume, the overall capital markets picture is still very strong as we peer a little deeper into the second half of 2014,” said Richard Peterson, Director, Global Markets Intelligence, S&P Capital IQ. “Clearly, actions by the Federal Reserve and European Central Bank will eventually have an impact on these numbers, but, for now, we are seeing signs of continued strength in new security issuance volume.”
August 14, 2014