what is the yankee market 
 yankee market is a slang term for the stock market in the united states yankee market is usually used by non u s residents and refers to the slang term for an american a yankee or yank which itself is sometimes used as a playful though sometimes derogatory reference to u s citizens understanding the term yankee marketthe term yankee market was used in business slang but has become widely accepted much like the bulldog market refers to the u k market and samurai market refers to the market in japan relatedly a yankee bond is one issued by a foreign bank or company but traded in the united states and priced in u s dollars special circumstancesyankee bonds are frequently issued in tranches defined as individual portions of a larger debt offering or financing arrangement tranches can vary with respect to risk levels interest rates and maturities offerings can be quite large rising up to 1 billion there are strict u s regulations for the issuing of these bonds resulting in a slow selling process it can take more than three months for a yankee bond issue to be approved during which time a debt rating agency evaluates the issuer s creditworthiness reverse yankee market and reverse yankee bondsa reverse yankee market and reverse yankee bond refer to u s companies participating in the euro bond market it s increasingly common to see american companies issuing debt in europe the reverse yankee market is reported to have reached 380 billion 1in 2017 the financial times reported on the reverse yankee market as it detailed general electric ge selling an 8 billion bond and gathering 22 billion of orders a deal the financial times calls one of the largest ever deals in the single currency showing the depth of demand for long dated issuance from u s borrowers 2the article describes so called reverse yankee deals becoming increasingly popular illustrated by large american issuers like pfizer and coca cola raising multibillion euro deals in 2015 coca cola raised 8 5 billion across five tranches which at the time was the largest reverse yankee deal the ge sale beat that as the fourth largest euro corporate bond sale ever and arguably worked to strengthen future interest in reverse yankee deals by major u s businesses 2allergan and baxter international the financial times reported were examples of two companies that announced investor meetings in europe ahead of planned bond sales in 2017 bloomberg reported that u s companies in 2017 borrowed 57 billion euros in europe compared with 42 billion euros in that same period of 2016 3companies involved in these reverse yankee deals included heavy hitters such as kimberly clark gm financial nestle at t apple ibm kellogg procter gamble netflix aramark amc entertainment levi strauss and american honda 