About the Report

 A quarterly snapshot containing statistics and graphs on the U.S. capital markets, including issuance, trading volume and outstanding data broken down by asset class.

Summary

Long-term securities issuance totaled $1.73 trillion in 2Q'17, a 9.8 percent decrease from $1.92 trillion in 1Q'17 and a 12.8 percent decline year-over-year. Municipal, agency, and asset-backed securities experienced increases q-o-q in the second quarter, while Treasury, mortgage-related, corporate, and equity securities experienced declines.

Credits

SIFMA Research 

• Kyle Brandon, Managing Director, Director of Research
• Sharon Sung, Assistant Vice President, Research
• Justyna Podziemska, Senior Associate, Research