Commercial Paper Falls to Least Since January 2011, Fed Says
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The market for corporate borrowing through U.S. commercial paper declined to the lowest level in more than a year as investors shunned short-term IOUs from financial institutions on investor concern that Europe’s fiscal strains will taint bank balance sheets globally.
The seasonally adjusted amount of commercial paper outstanding fell $10.4 billion to $927.2 billion in the week ended yesterday, the third consecutive decrease, the Federal Reserve said today on its website. That’s the longest stretch of declines since the period ended Jan. 4 and the lowest level since the market touched $916.8 billion on Jan. 19, 2011, according to Fed data compiled by Bloomberg.