Goldman Raises US High-Grade Debt Sales View to $2.1 Trillion

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. has boosted its investment-grade bond sale forecasts for the US and Europe after a strong start to the year for issuance and on expectations of a stronger economic outlook.

The bank’s analysts now expect $2.1 trillion of US high-grade debt sales this year, up from a previous $1.9 trillion projection, and 850 billion euros ($1 trillion) in European high-grade issuance, which was increased from 725 billion euros, according to a note on Thursday.