American Honda (the finance arm of the car company) just issued 5 and 10 year bonds similar to Catapiller. They are rated AA, and the offering went off at 400 over. Things are getting ridiculous.Translation: Honda's finance arm just had to pay an extra 4 cents on every dollar it borrows. That's going to pass straight through to anyone who wants them to finance a car.
This article available online at:
http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2008/09/and-it-spreads/4165/
