We have the first ever negative yielding euro corporate bonds sold by companies that aren't backed by the state.

— Gavin (@GavinHJackson) September 6, 2016

Henkel will sell €500m of 2-year debt with a yield of -0.05 per cent.

— Gavin (@GavinHJackson) September 6, 2016

Gavin also says Sanofi should follow later today. Do follow him btw.

Related links:
This is nuts. When’s the crash? (On that time the fully state-backed Deutsche Bahn became the first non-financial company to issue debt with a negative yield) — FT Alphaville
Corporate bond yields and the cold pull of negativity — FT Alphaville
Corp bonds join negative yield club — FT
In ten years times, what will we think about negative yields? — Weldon Medium

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