US investment grade bond issuance rebounds

The volume of US corporate investment grade bond issuance in April was the second-highest ever for a single month behind the record set in May last year thanks to issuance from the banking sector.

Bank of America sold $6bn (€3.8bn) of paper yesterday taking total US corporate investment grade issuance in April to $94.8bn, the second-highest volume for a month behind $106.2bn last May, according to Dealogic, the investment banking research provider.

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