About the Report
A quarterly snapshot containing statistics and graphs on the U.S. capital markets, including issuance, trading volume and outstanding data broken down by asset class.
Summary
Long-term securities issuance totaled $1.85 trillion in 1Q’17, a 15.5 percent increase from $1.60 trillion in 4Q’16 and an 11.3 percent increase year-over-year. Treasury, corporate, agency and equity securities experienced increases q-o-q in the first quarter, while municipal, mortgage-related, and asset-backed securities experienced declines.