12/1/2023 | IG | Market Commentary: Most remaining high-grade bond issuance for 2023 expected in week ahead
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11/20/2023 | IG | S&P assigns AAA to Microsoft notes
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11/17/2023 | IG | Market Commentary: M&A bond supply whispers continue; IG deal forecast thins; interest in longer debt up
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11/15/2023 | IGLM | Microsoft gives final results of Activision bonds exchange offer
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11/3/2023 | IG | Market Commentary: Strong deal supply to continue; Ford firms in return to high grade; flows positive
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10/27/2023 | IGLM | Microsoft provides early exchange offer results for Activision bonds
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10/27/2023 | IG | Market Commentary: High-grade bond issuance slows; Microsoft, Broadcom funding deals still in pipeline
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10/16/2023 | IGLM | Microsoft offers to swap Activision Blizzard notes for new notes, cash
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6/9/2023 | IG | Market Commentary: M&A pickup eyed for back half of year; related IG supply up; Microsoft deal deadline nears
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12/30/2022 | IG | Market Commentary: Outlook 2023: High-grade bond market braces for lower deal supply, tighter credit spreads
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6/17/2022 | IG | Market Commentary: Deal volume hits roadblock over Fed week; IG names trading at ‘distressed levels’
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3/11/2022 | IG | Market Commentary: Magallanes, Rogers bring $37 billion in M&A-related issues; deals pulled forward ahead of Fed
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1/19/2022 | BKIG | S&P puts Activision on positive watch
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1/19/2022 | BKIG | Moody’s eyes Activision for upgrade
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4/1/2021 | IG | Fitch ups Microsoft to AAA
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3/16/2021 | IGLM | Microsoft gives final results of exchange offers for 18 note series
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3/2/2021 | IGLM | Microsoft prices offers to exchange 18 note series, ups new notes cap
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3/2/2021 | IGLM | Microsoft gives early results on offers to exchange 18 series of notes
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2/16/2021 | IGLM | Microsoft offers to exchange 18 series of notes for new notes, cash
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2/16/2021 | IG | Moody’s assigns Microsoft notes Aaa
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2/16/2021 | IG | S&P rates Microsoft notes AAA
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5/29/2020 | IGLM | Microsoft gives final results of exchange offers for 14 note series
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5/14/2020 | IGLM | Microsoft prices, posts early exchange tenders, ups cap for one pool
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5/14/2020 | IGLM | Microsoft sees $12.48 billion early tenders under exchange offers
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5/1/2020 | IG | Moody's assigns Microsoft notes Aaa
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4/30/2020 | IG | S&P rates Microsoft notes AAA
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4/30/2020 | IGLM | Microsoft offers to exchange 14 series of notes for new notes, cash
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8/3/2018 | IGLM | Microsoft to repay existing debt with proceeds from debt issuances
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12/29/2017 | IG | Market Commentary: Outlook 2018: High-grade bond supply to decline on tax cut; 2017 finishes with record volume
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12/7/2017 | IG | Moody’s revises Microsoft to stable
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2/3/2017 | IG | Market Commentary: Strong high-grade deal volume forecast; AT&T tightens; Apple flat to better; Microsoft firms
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2/3/2017 | IG | Market Commentary: Morning Commentary: Apple notes improve in secondary market; Microsoft mixed; AT&T better
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2/2/2017 | IG | Market Commentary: Apple markets nine tranches of notes; Johnson Controls prices; Apple existing bonds mixed
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2/2/2017 | IG | Fitch: Microsoft notes AA+
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2/2/2017 | IG | Market Commentary: Morning Commentary: Apple offers nine tranches of notes; new Microsoft, AT&T paper improves
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2/1/2017 | IG | Market Commentary: Ontario prices $2.5 billion bonds; primary volume thins; AT&T better; Time Warner eases
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2/1/2017 | IG | Market Commentary: Morning Commentary: Ontario on tap; high-grade secondary volume heavy; AT&T notes improve
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1/31/2017 | IG | Market Commentary: AT&T prices $10 billion; Seagate, National Rural Utilities sell bonds; Microsoft improves
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1/31/2017 | IG | Market Commentary: Morning Commentary: National Rural Utilities plans to sell bonds; Microsoft notes trade better
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1/31/2017 | IG | New Issue: Microsoft details sale of $17 billion of notes in seven tranches
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1/30/2017 | IG | New Issue: Microsoft prices $17 billion of fixed-rate notes in seven tranches
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1/30/2017 | IG | Market Commentary: Microsoft to price; Crown Castle brings $500 million; Anheuser-Busch, Bank of America tighten
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1/30/2017 | IG | S&P rates Microsoft notes AAA
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1/30/2017 | BKHYIG | Moody’s rates Microsoft notes Aaa
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1/30/2017 | IG | Market Commentary: Morning Commentary: Microsoft, Crown Castle to conduct offerings of fixed-rate notes
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1/30/2017 | IG | Microsoft intends to price seven-tranche offering of fixed-rate notes
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12/30/2016 | IG | Market Commentary: Outlook 2017: High-grade supply to stay robust; bond views mixed; mergers remain on forefront
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12/20/2016 | IG | Market Commentary: High-grade primary quiet with focus on year-end activities; Walt Disney mixed; Microsoft firms
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10/11/2016 | IG | Market Commentary: Sumitomo Mitsui sells $4.5 billion; Phillips 66, Deutsche price; Xerox stable; Microsoft eases
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10/11/2016 | IG | Market Commentary: Morning Commentary: High-grade primary action set; Microsoft tightens; Libor yield up
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9/22/2016 | IG | Market Commentary: High-grade primary action resumes; Fannie Mae to price; Microsoft eases; Shire mostly flat
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9/2/2016 | IG | Market Commentary: Verizon prices $2.06 billion; Coca-Cola eases; Microsoft trades mostly flat; Apple softens
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9/1/2016 | IG | Market Commentary: Market activity quiet ahead of jobs data, holiday; Coca-Cola gains; credit spreads weaken
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9/1/2016 | IG | Market Commentary: Morning Commentary: Coca-Cola notes tighten; Microsoft paper softens; Libor yield rises
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8/30/2016 | IG | Market Commentary: Fannie Mae to price Benchmark Notes; credit spreads stable; Microsoft, Alphabet remain tight
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8/30/2016 | IG | Market Commentary: Morning Commentary: High-grade primary quiet; Microsoft, Alphabet firm; Libor yield unchanged
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8/23/2016 | IG | Market Commentary: European Investment Bank markets offering; Old Republic to price; Microsoft, Oracle notes ease
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8/23/2016 | IG | Market Commentary: Morning Commentary: European Investment Bank, Old Republic to price; Microsoft, Oracle soften
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8/4/2016 | IG | Market Commentary: Dominion Resources, Huntington, Caterpillar, Paccar, World Bank price; credit spreads firm
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8/4/2016 | IG | Market Commentary: Morning Commentary: World Bank prices; issuers line up; CDX better; Alphabet, Microsoft firm
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8/3/2016 | IG | Market Commentary: FHLB, Westlake Chemical, Owens Corning price; Microsoft bonds mixed; credit spreads tighten
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8/3/2016 | IG | Market Commentary: Morning Commentary: Westlake Chemical on tap; Microsoft bonds mixed; credit spreads improve
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8/2/2016 | IG | Fitch rates Microsoft notes AA+
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8/2/2016 | IG | New Issue: Microsoft details pricing of $19.75 billion of notes in seven tranches
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8/1/2016 | IG | Market Commentary: Microsoft, Synchrony, Consumers Energy, Tanger price; Microsoft, Procter & Gamble bonds ease
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8/1/2016 | IG | New Issue: Microsoft prices $19.75 billion of notes in seven tranches
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8/1/2016 | IG | Moody’s assigns Aaa to Microsoft notes
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8/1/2016 | IG | S&P rates Microsoft notes AAA
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8/1/2016 | IG | Microsoft in the market with offering of notes in six series
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7/25/2016 | IG | Moody’s revises Microsoft to negative
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6/15/2016 | IG | Fitch puts Microsoft on watch
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6/14/2016 | IG | Market Commentary: Primary slows; ConEd prices; Manitoba prints $500 million; Microsoft, Anheuser-Busch widen
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6/13/2016 | IG | S&P affirms Microsoft on acquisition
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6/13/2016 | IG | Moody’s could lower Microsoft
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1/8/2016 | IG | Market Commentary: Deutsche Bank, American Tower price; week’s supply tops $42 billion; Microsoft mixed; Visa flat
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12/10/2015 | IG | Market Commentary: Morning Commentary: Investment-grade bonds mixed; McDonald’s flat; Microsoft paper eases
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12/4/2015 | IG | Market Commentary: Morning Commentary: McDonald’s bonds remain tight; Microsoft’s notes firm; credit spreads flat
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11/10/2015 | IG | Market Commentary: Morning Commentary: Zoetis tightens in secondary market; Microsoft mixed; credit spreads flat
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11/5/2015 | IG | Market Commentary: Morning Commentary: Charter bonds tighten; Microsoft eases; high-grade credit spreads improve
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11/3/2015 | IG | Market Commentary: Morning Commentary: Microsoft bonds flat to tighter in secondary market; Wells Fargo firms
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11/2/2015 | IG | Market Commentary: Morning Commentary: Microsoft bonds tighten; Citigroup paper firms in early secondary trade
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11/2/2015 | IG | Fitch: Microsoft notes AA+
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10/30/2015 | IG | Market Commentary: Week’s supply nearly doubles expectations; busy November ahead; Citigroup, Goldman Sachs mixed
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10/29/2015 | IG | Market Commentary: Microsoft megadeal leads $19.4 billion day; PepsiCo firms; Coca-Cola softens; JPMorgan eases
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10/29/2015 | IG | New Issue: Microsoft prices $13 billion of senior notes in seven parts
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10/29/2015 | IG | Moody’s applies Aaa to Microsoft debt
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10/29/2015 | IG | S&P rates Microsoft notes AAA
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10/29/2015 | IG | Microsoft talks benchmark seven-part offering of notes for Thursday pricing
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10/22/2015 | IG | Market Commentary: Coca-Cola, Export Development tap market; Microsoft firms; McDonald’s, AT&T notes widen
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8/6/2015 | IG | Market Commentary: EDC, CBRE do deals ahead of jobs report; Apple, Oracle long bonds firm; Microsoft flat
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6/17/2015 | IG | Market Commentary: Primary pauses for FOMC; Oracle, AT&T mixed; Verizon weak
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5/13/2015 | IG | Market Commentary: Qualcomm brings $10 billion jumbo offering; Verizon mixed; Microsoft, Apple soft
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5/12/2015 | IG | Market Commentary: Primary slows with deals from CRH, OeKB, NRW; Verizon tightens on AOL acquisition plans
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5/5/2015 | IG | Market Commentary: AbbieVie brings $16.7 billion deal; AT&T, Microsoft improve; Exxon, Canadian Pacific Rail soft
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4/13/2015 | IG | Market Commentary: Standard Chartered, National Bank of Canada price; Microsoft, Apple firm; GE Capital stable
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4/7/2015 | IG | Market Commentary: Primary activity resumes with GM, Scotiabank, BMO deals; Monsanto firms; energy bonds tighten
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4/1/2015 | IG | Market Commentary: Molex, Sweden’s Stadshypotek price; Verizon, AT&T improve; Apple, Microsoft ease
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3/26/2015 | IG | Market Commentary: Quiet primary hosts KfW, Standard Chartered, TD Bank; Boeing mostly flat; telecom bonds soft
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3/25/2015 | IG | Market Commentary: Goldman, Franklin Resources upsize; Bank of America, Microsoft stable; credit spreads widen
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3/23/2015 | IG | Market Commentary: UBS, HSBC, Credit Suisse issue bonds; Microsoft tightens; telecom bonds mostly weak
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3/19/2015 | IG | Market Commentary: Mizuho, JPMorgan, Citigroup price following dovish Fed statement; Apple firms; Exxon steady
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3/18/2015 | IG | Market Commentary: Primary pauses amidst FOMC minutes release; Bank of America paper, Apple tightens
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3/13/2015 | IG | Market Commentary: Muted primary closes $51 billion week; JPMorgan stable; Bank of America, Morgan Stanley soft
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3/11/2015 | IG | Market Commentary: Cigna, KKR upsize; Noble meets demand; QVC pulls deal; Southwestern mixed; Exxon Mobil soft
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3/11/2015 | IG | Market Commentary: Morning Commentary: Barclays unchanged, Microsoft notes soften in early secondary trading
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3/5/2015 | IG | Market Commentary: Energy Transfer, Abbott, John Deere price; supply tops $60 billion; Coach, Microsoft firm
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3/3/2015 | IG | Market Commentary: Morning Commentary: High-grade bonds stable; MetLife, Microsoft mostly flat in early trade
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3/2/2015 | IG | Market Commentary: Morning Commentary: Long bonds active in secondary; Williams, Microsoft, Merck mostly flat
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2/19/2015 | IG | Market Commentary: Morning Commentary: Investment-grade bonds mostly better; JPMorgan firms; Microsoft improves
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2/18/2015 | IG | Market Commentary: Morning Commentary: Investment-grade bond market activity quiet; Citigroup steady; Microsoft flat
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2/17/2015 | IG | Market Commentary: Morning Commentary: Investment-grade corporate bonds steady; Microsoft, Oracle notes firm
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2/13/2015 | IG | Market Commentary: Primary quiet; pace to slow upcoming week; Canadian Pacific Railway firms; AT&T, Verizon soft
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2/13/2015 | IG | Market Commentary: Morning Commentary: Investment-grade bonds mixed; Microsoft mixed; Citigroup mostly better
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2/10/2015 | IG | New Issue: Microsoft details $10.75 billion senior notes in six tranches
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2/9/2015 | IG | Market Commentary: Microsoft, MPLX, KeyBank tap market; Goldman Sachs, Bank of America paper tightens
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2/9/2015 | IG | New Issue: Microsoft prices $10.75 billion senior notes in six tranches
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2/9/2015 | IG | Fitch assigns AA+ to Microsoft notes
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2/9/2015 | IG | S&P rates Microsoft notes AAA
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2/9/2015 | IG | Moody’s applies Aaa to Microsoft debt
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2/9/2015 | IG | Microsoft plans to price six-part offering of notes
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4/10/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Ventas, Worthington Industries price tight; Exxon better; Johnson & Johnson long bonds fall
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12/4/2013 | CVIG | S&P rates Microsoft notes AAA
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12/3/2013 | IG | New Issue: Microsoft prices $3.25 billion notes in five-, 10-, 30-year tranches
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12/3/2013 | IG | Moody's rates Microsoft notes Aaa
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12/3/2013 | IG | Fitch rates Microsoft notes AA+
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12/3/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Microsoft, Xerox, Nordstrom price as positive tone continues; new deals trade better
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12/3/2013 | IG | Microsoft preparing to price four-part offering of senior notes
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4/30/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Apple brings record $17 billion deal, joins Boeing, RBC in primary; Apple notes trade tighter
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4/29/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: High-grade secondary bond market going strong; Microsoft bonds firm
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4/26/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Microsoft bonds trade better in high-grade secondary; quiet Friday expected
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4/26/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: SunTrust prices, closing out productive week; Microsoft bonds trade tighter in secondary
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4/25/2013 | CVIG | Fitch: Microsoft notes AA+
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4/25/2013 | IG | Microsoft selling five-, 10-, 30-year senior notes Thursday
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4/25/2013 | IG | New Issue: Microsoft sells $1.95 billion of senior notes in five-, 10-, 30-year maturities
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4/25/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Goldman, Regions add to financial supply; Microsoft prices; new, recent deals trade weaker
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11/5/2012 | CVIG | Fitch: Microsoft notes AA+
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11/5/2012 | IG | New Issue: Microsoft details sale of $2.25 billion of five-, 10-, 30-year notes
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11/5/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: AbbVie prices huge deal after delay; Boardwalk Pipelines, Invesco sell; secondary sees volume
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11/2/2012 | CVIG | Microsoft files automatic shelf registration covering debt securities
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11/2/2012 | CVIG | Moody's rates Microsoft debt Aaa
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11/2/2012 | IG | Microsoft pricing notes Friday with five-, 10-, 30-year maturities
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11/2/2012 | IG | New Issue: Microsoft prices $2.25 billion of five-, 10-, 30-year notes
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11/2/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Microsoft, Aetna, Verizon Communications, Praxair among deluge of deals; TransAlta notes widen
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9/19/2012 | CVIG | Moody's: Microsoft unaffected by dividend increase
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12/21/2011 | CVIG | Fitch affirms Microsoft
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9/21/2011 | IG | Moody's: Microsoft unaffected
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7/21/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: BNY Mellon, Morgan Stanley sell after mixed Q2 earnings results; financials, tech bonds firm
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7/13/2011 | CVIG | Moody's affirms Johnson, Microsoft
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6/1/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: ING, Union Bank, Applied Materials sell debt; retail demand helps trading; new bonds struggle
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5/10/2011 | BKCVIG | Moody's affirms Microsoft, may lift Skype
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5/10/2011 | BKCVIG | S&P: No changes for Microsoft, Skype
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2/4/2011 | CVIG | S&P rates Microsoft notes AAA
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2/4/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Treasury auctions could affect issuance; coming week seen positive; Microsoft bonds narrow
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2/3/2011 | CVIG | Moody's: Microsoft notes Aaa
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2/3/2011 | CVIG | Fitch: Microsoft notes AA+
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2/3/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Microsoft brings three-part deal; issuers look at coming week; State Street firms in trading
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2/3/2011 | IG | New Issue: Microsoft sells $2.25 billion of five-, 10-, 30-year senior notes
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2/1/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Johnson Controls upsizes, Morgan Stanley reopens in slow primary; ArcelorMittal, Microsoft up
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1/11/2011 | IG | Market Commentary: Financials Credit Suisse, Nordea Bank, Sallie Mae rule primary; O'Reilly firms, RBS widens
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12/31/2010 | IG | Fitch affirms Microsoft
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10/21/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: eBay sells first bonds; Bank of Nova Scotia taps market; downgrade pressures H&R Block debt
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10/18/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: Wal-Mart sets record-low coupon; CSX sells two tranches; Wal-Mart debt firms; CDS costs fall
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9/24/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: Upcoming issuance predicted to stay moderate; AWAS plans sale; Microsoft, industrials tighter
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9/23/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: Mattel, Eni, DCP Midstream, Washington REIT price paper; Microsoft firms in secondary market
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9/22/2010 | IG | New Issue: Microsoft sells upsized $4.75 billion of notes in four tranches
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9/22/2010 | IG | S&P rates Microsoft notes AAA
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9/22/2010 | IG | Moody's gives Microsoft notes Aaa
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9/22/2010 | IG | Fitch rates Microsoft notes AA+
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9/22/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: Microsoft prices mega-deal, Alterra, KKR, MetLife among other deals; Adobe bonds firm
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6/8/2010 | CVIG | S&P rates Microsoft notes AAA
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6/8/2010 | IG | Moody's gives Microsoft notes Aaa
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11/24/2009 | IG | Fitch affirms Microsoft
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5/21/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Hewlett-Packard, Westpac, Panhandle, Gulfstream price; Lorillard eyes deal; new deals tighten
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5/14/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Wal-Mart, Entergy Texas sell bonds; primary takes a breather; spreads ease; Wal-Mart gains
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5/13/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: AmEx, Standard Chartered, JPMorgan, Arcelor, Ontario sell bonds; JPMorgan active; spreads ease
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5/12/2009 | IG | New Issue: Microsoft releases terms for $3.75 billion senior note sale in five-, 10-, 30-year tranches
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5/12/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Lloyds, Sempra, Ameren, EQT, Canadian Pacific, Occidental price; EQT gains, Microsoft mixed
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5/11/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Microsoft, Allstate, US Bancorp, Anheuser-Busch, others flood primary; Becton, Microsoft gain
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5/11/2009 | IG | New Issue: Microsoft sells $3.75 billion senior notes in five-, 10-, 30-year tranches
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5/11/2009 | IG | S&P assigns Microsoft notes AAA
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5/11/2009 | IG | Moody's rates Microsoft notes Aaa
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5/11/2009 | IG | Fitch assigns Microsoft notes AA+
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11/20/2008 | CVIG | Microsoft files debt securities automatic shelf registration
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9/25/2008 | IG | Fitch rates Microsoft AA+/F1+
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9/22/2008 | IG | Microsoft plans up to $6 billion of debt financings, creates $2 billion CP program
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9/22/2008 | IG | Microsoft obtains AAA rating from S&P, Aaa rating from Moody's
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9/22/2008 | IG | S&P assigns Microsoft AAA
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9/22/2008 | IG | Moody's rates Microsoft unsecured debt Aaa
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2/5/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Wachovia, Lehman Brothers, Ecolab, Kinder Morgan price as market weakens; few issues on tap
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