CREDIT DAYBOOK AMERICAS: Loans in Focus as Bond Sales Slow

US debt-capital markets activity is poised to be centered on the leveraged-loan market Friday, with some 10 deals having lender commitments due by 12pm in New York. The government shutdown means no jobs report today.

• The burst of looming loan pricings follows a quiet Thursday amid Yom Kippur observances and included just one bond sale — an investment-grade offering from a Deere unit
  • High-grade activity is on track to log its biggest weekly miss relative to dealer forecasts since July
  • No junk-bond deals are expected to price for a second-straight session Friday
• BlackRock’s Global Infrastructure Partners is in advanced talks ...