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Standard & Poor's has raised WPP Group's long term corporate credit rating this week as the advertising group closed its merger with Young & Rubicam. The combined group is now rated A-, up from BBB+. Y&R's ratings have been withdrawn. WPP's BBB+ long term corporate and senior unsecured debt ratings had been placed on positive CreditWatch when news of the merger broke in early May. WPP Finance has an outstanding $200m seven year Yankee, guaranteed by WPP, due July 2005.

Xerox Corp issued its latest earnings warning on Monday and as well as further depressing the company's stock price, which has fallen about 70% in the past year, the news also hit the company's bonds. Its 7.15% August 2004 widened by more than 150bp to about 485bp over Treasuries. The warning could not have come at a worse time for Xerox. "This profit warnings came out at a difficult time for the whole industry, with other companies such as Lexmark also posting earnings warnings," said Peter Din, vice president, European high grade research Bank of America,

* Banque et Caisse d'Épargne de l'État Luxembourg Rating: Aa1/AA+

Xerox Corp issued its latest earnings warning on Monday and as well as further depressing the company's stock price, which has fallen about 70% in the past year, the news also hit the company's bonds. Its 7.15% August 2004 widened by more than 150bp to about 485bp over Treasuries. The warning could not have come at a worse time for Xerox. "This profit warnings came out at a difficult time for the whole industry, with other companies such as Lexmark also posting earnings warnings," said Peter Din, vice president, European high grade research Bank of America,

A full breakdown of non-syndicated debt issued in the first quarter of 2000: by ratings, by currencies, by issuer type and by issuer nationality.

Full breakdown of non-syndicated debt issued in first quarter of 1999: by currency, by issuer type, by issuer nationality, by ratings and by term.

Full breakdown of non-syndicated debt issued in second quarter of 1999: by currency, by issuer type, by issuer nationality, by ratings and by term.

A full breakdown of non-syndicated debt issued in the third quarter of 1999: by currency, by issuer type, by issuer nationality, by ratings and by term.

Full breakdown of non-syndicated debt in second quarter of 2000: by ratings, by term, by issuer type and by currencies.

Full breakdown of non-syndicated debt issued in third quarter of 2000: by currency, by issuer type, by issuer nationality, by ratings and by term.

A full breakdown of non-syndicated debt issued in the fourth quarter of 1999: by currency, by issuer type, by ratings, by term and by issuer nationality.

Aiful Corporation has increased the limit off its ¥50 billion ($457.46 million) Euro-MTN programme to ¥100 billion.