International capital markets during the COVID-19 crisis

Laura Álvarez-Román, Alberto Fuertes, Luis Molina Sánchez and Emilio Muñoz de la Peña

Economic Bulletin, 2021, issue 2/2021, No 13

Abstract: This article analyses the main trends in securities issuance activity on international markets in 2020, a year in which capital markets were very buoyant despite the COVID-19 crisis. In 2020, record figures were posted for issues on fixed-income markets globally, driven by the measures adopted by governments and central banks to smooth financing and foment market liquidity. In terms of sectors, issuance by the public sector and non-financial corporations increased, while there were declines in the banking sector. By region, increases in issuance volumes were across the board, with notably greater dynamism in the United States and the United Kingdom. Finally, as regards time horizon, there was a strong increase in the second quarter of the year, with record figures posted. This may have been due to the fact that many issuers attempted to bring forward their issues in that quarter given the enormous uncertainty over the course of the pandemic and future financing conditions. Equity market issues were also notably buoyant, with figures not recorded since 2009.

Keywords: issues; international markets; COVID-19. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: F3 G12 G15 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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