Could US growth slow due to a corporate financing problem?

Because interest rates remain low in the United States, due to the low level of inflation, it is hard to imagine a fall in asset prices or a public or private debt crisis. However, many economists believe a slowdown in US growth could result from financing problems among companies and the ensuing fall in their investment capacity. We look for signs of such problems in: Federal Reserve surveys; T he t rend in business loans and in corporate bond issuance; The risk premia paid by companies; The level of corporate investment; The trend in corporate credit ratings . Do US companies need to borrow in order to invest? Altogether, we see a slowdown in investment and in bond issuance by US companies, which does not seem to be due to a financing problem or to a deterioration in creditworthiness.