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Sovereign bonds

  • Monday, 23 September, 2024
    Toby Nangle
    Inflation-proofing pensions is no mean feat

    A balanced portfolio has the best chance of preserving the long-term value of pension savings against price rise shocks

    The interior of the London Stock Exchange features a large digital display showing stock market data
  • Saturday, 21 September, 2024
    On Wall StreetJennifer Hughes
    What is the yield curve really telling us about the odds of recession?

    Believers in predictive power of so-called inversion in bond markets still think it augurs downturn

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  • Saturday, 21 September, 2024
    Emerging market investing
    Investors hope US rate cuts will provide lift for emerging market debt

    Local currency bonds have lagged this year but Fed’s move is expected to ease pressure on developing nations

    Lesetja Kganyago, governor of the South Africa Reserve Bank, announces a cut in  rates
  • Friday, 20 September, 2024
    India bailout for Maldives lessens default fear

    Archipelago nation receives $50mn to meet October coupon payment

    Summer Island, North Male Atoll, Maldives
  • Thursday, 19 September, 2024
    US Treasury bonds
    Citadel Securities doesn’t want to be a member of the world’s most important club

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  • Friday, 13 September, 2024
    ETF HubLatest news on ETFs
    Janus Henderson to follow BlackRock and Fidelity into tokenisation

    Fund group’s move to manage Anemoy fund means it is joining a trend that observers believe will disrupt the industry

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  • Wednesday, 11 September, 2024
    Maldives hunts for bailout to avoid first Islamic sovereign debt default

    Bond price tumbles as investors fret archipelago nation will miss October payment

  • Tuesday, 10 September, 2024
    Sovereign debt
    About that sovereign debt restructuring sweetener . . . 

    Accelerating cash flows is no silver bullet

  • Tuesday, 10 September, 2024
    Gilts
    BoE urged to sell more short-dated gilts to boost market liquidity

    Investors and analysts call on central bank to broaden quantitative tightening to include maturities of one to three years

    The Bank of England
  • Thursday, 5 September, 2024
    US interest rates
    Shift in US bond yields leaves investors guessing about economic outlook

    Yield on two-year Treasury falls below 10-year counterpart as inversion in closely watched indicator ends

    A partial view of the US Federal Reserve building in Washington, DC
  • Monday, 2 September, 2024
    UK economy
    Some moderately cohesive thoughts on the UK’s economy

    Don’t all click at once

  • Saturday, 31 August, 2024
    Global inflation
    UK government borrowing costs surge ahead of rival countries

    Gap between gilt and Treasury yields rises to highest level in nearly a year

    Pedestrians outside the Bank of England
  • Thursday, 29 August, 2024
    Maldives
    Maldives debt slumps after second Fitch downgrade

    Credit rating agency flags ‘intensified pressures’ on island nation’s currency reserves

    Maldives’ President Mohamed Muizzu speaks to the media after voting in the country’s parliamentary election
  • Thursday, 29 August, 2024
    People's Bank of China
    Chinese central bank’s $56bn debt purchase sparks talk of bond market intervention

    Traders speculate the People’s Bank of China will step in to manage sovereign debt yields

    Paramilitary police officers stand guard under a green canopy in front of the headquarters of the People's Bank of China in Beijing. The building features a modern design with large glass windows and the bank’s Chinese name above the entrance. A Chinese flag flies on a pole in front of the building.
  • Thursday, 29 August, 2024
    UK financial crisis
    Liz Truss and the LASH

    Does a not-very-new paper vindicate the ex-PM?

    Liz Truss, former British Prime Minister, speaks at a podium during the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) at the National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Maryland. She is wearing a red outfit and the background is a vibrant blue.
  • Wednesday, 28 August, 2024
    War in Ukraine
    Ukraine agrees debt relief deal worth $11bn

    President Zelenskyy has negotiated one of the fastest and biggest sovereign debt workouts in modern history

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  • Wednesday, 28 August, 2024
    Chinese economy
    China bond bulls warned of bubble risk over debt supply

    People close to Chinese central bank highlight impact of plans to issue almost $400bn more this year

    People walk past skyscrapers in Shanghai’s Lujiazui Financial District
  • Wednesday, 28 August, 2024
    US Treasury bonds
    Investors jump into US government bond ETFs ahead of Fed rate cut

    Heavy inflows in August are the latest sign of a comeback for fixed income in a cooling economy

    Jay Powell
  • Tuesday, 27 August, 2024
    Markets InsightBrad Setser
    Intervention in currency markets can work

    Bank of Japan’s moves to shore up yen indicate consensus on such actions needs to be updated

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  • Saturday, 24 August, 2024
    The Long ViewKatie Martin
    The markets safety net may be snagged, but it held

    Why stocks recovered so swiftly from the summer madness

    NYSE floor during August sell-off
  • Friday, 23 August, 2024
    Grenada triggers ‘hurricane clause’ to suspend bond payments

    First-ever debt pause linked to natural disaster could spur wider adoption

    Aerial view of buildings with extensively damaged roofs in the town of Sauteurs, Grenada. The image shows debris scattered around and portions of rooftops missing, indicating the severe impact of Hurricane Beryl. Two vehicles are parked in a courtyard near the buildings
  • Thursday, 22 August, 2024
    Chinese business & finance
    Global investors pile into Chinese bank bonds

    Overseas buyers defy Beijing authorities’ unease over fear of debt market bubble

    Exterior of the People’s Bank of China
  • Wednesday, 21 August, 2024
    Sovereign debt
    A sweeter sovereign debt restructuring sweetener

    We need to talk about VRIs

  • Wednesday, 21 August, 2024
    Katie Martin
    Whatever happened to the wisdom of the bond market?

    This supposedly brainy sector has been displaying memestock-like tendencies for a while now

    US Savings Bonds
  • Wednesday, 14 August, 2024
    Barclays PLC
    Barclays planned to shun Israeli bond sale under activist pressure

    UK bank praised by Israeli government officials after backtracking

    Pro-Palestinian protest outside Barclays Bank in Machester
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