WEEKLY MARKET OUTLOOKAPRIL 14, 2016CAPITAL MARKETS RESEARCHMoodys Analytics markets and distributes all Moodys Capital Markets Research, Inc. materials. Moodys Capital Markets Research, Inc is a subsidiary of Moodys Corporation. Moodys Analytics does not provide investment advisory services or products. For further detail, please see the last page.Corporate Credit Is in Late-Cycle ModeCredit Markets Review and Outlook by John Lonski Corporate Credit Is in Late-Cycle Mode. ¯ FULL STORY PAGE 2The Week Ahead We preview economic reports and forecasts from the US, UK/Europe, and Asia/Pacific regions. ¯ FULL STORY PAGE 5 The Long View Check our chart here for forecast summaries of key credit market metrics. Full updated stories, The year-over-year percent changes of Q1-2016s US$-denominated corporate bond issuance showed investment grade rising by 3.4% and high-yield plunging by -52.1%, begin on page 15. ¯ FULL STORY PAGE 15 Ratings Round-Up by Njundu Sanneh Trend Toward More Defaults. ¯ FULL STORY PAGE 18 Market Data Credit spreads, CDS movers, issuance. ¯ FULL STORY PAGE 20 Moodys Capital Markets Research recent publications Links to commentaries on: MET, outlooks, VW, SE Asia, spreads, banks, Amazon, PEMEX, Brexit, Fed, Hungary, rally, builders, Brazil. ¯ FULL STORY PAGE 24 Topic of the Week will return in a fortnight.Credit SpreadsInvestment Grade: Year-end 2016 spread to resemble its recent 150 bp. High Yield: After recent spread of 677 bp, it may approximate 670 bp by year-end 2016.Defaults US HY default rate: after March 2016s 4.1%, Moodys Credit Policy Group forecasts 6.0% by year end 2016.Issuance In 2015, US$-denominated investment grade (IG) bond offerings advanced by 17.5% to $1.297 trillion, while US$-priced high yield bond issuance sank by -19.5% to $289 billion. For 2016, US$-denominated IG bond issuance may increase by 3.5% to $1.372 trillion, while US$-priced high yield bond issuance may sink by -14.1% to $309 billion.Click here for Moodys Credit Outlook, our sister publication containing Moodys rating agency analysis of recent news events, summaries of recent rating changes, and summaries of recent research.Moodys Capital Markets Research, Inc.Weekly Market Outlook Contributors: David W. Munves, CFA 1.212.553.2844 david.munves@moodys.com John Lonski 1.212.553.7144 john.lonski@moodys.com Ben Garber 1.212.553.4732 benjamin.garber@moodys.com Njundu Sanneh 1.212.553.4036 njundu.sanneh@moodys.com Yukyung Choi 1.212.553.0906 yukyung.choi@moodys.com Irina Baron 1.212.553.4307 irina.baron@moodys.com Franklin Kim 1.212.553.4419 franklin.kim@moodys.com Xian (Peter) Li1.212.553.1404 Xian.li@moodys.comMoody's Analytics/Europe: Tomas Holinka +420 ( 221) 666-384 Tomas.holinka@moodys.comMoody's Analytics/Asia-Pacific: Jack Chambers +61 (2) 9270-8111 Jack.chambers@moodys.com Faraz Syed +6...
