Goldman Sachs, a bank, reckons that the average coupon rate on speculative-grade floating-rate loans in America has already soared to 8.4%, up from 4.8% a year ago (see chart 3).
The average coupon rate that issuers actually pay on American investment-grade corporate bonds is currently 3.9%, well below the yield of 5.3% that the market is pricing in at the moment.
Nonetheless, while there have always been complaints among fans, the Chinese public seems to have long gotten used to the idea of having to pay far more than the face value for a hot ticket.