EuroWeek View: Revitalised bond market brightens gloomy loans outlook

A growing weight of evidence suggests that 2009 is shaping up to be one of the worst on record for the syndicated loan market. Loans bankers are making increasingly gloomy predictions for the usually busy start of the year but there is one ray of sunshine: corporate borrowers have taken the message on board and strong credits are already turning to the bond markets for their funding needs.