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  • Saturday, 25 June, 2022
    On Wall StreetJoe Rennison
    Roll up, roll up for the great blue-chip corporate bond sale!

    Debt of highly rated companies is trading at steep discounts

  • Thursday, 16 June, 2022
    Corporate bonds
    Corporate bond funds bleed billions as Fed ramps up inflation fight

    Bruising week for managers as fears intensify over a global downturn

  • Wednesday, 8 June, 2022
    European Central Bank
    End of ECB stimulus to leave demand ‘void’ in corporate bond market

    Vast asset purchase scheme had damped volatility and pushed down yields for higher-grade debt

  • Saturday, 4 June, 2022
    Pressure builds on riskiest corner of US junk bond market

    Debt issued by companies most exposed to economic downturn slumps in price

  • Monday, 23 May, 2022
    Finland
    Russia threat deters bond investors from Baltics and Finland

    Investors take a ‘wait and see’ attitude to the region’s bond markets

  • Monday, 16 May, 2022
    Corporate bonds
    Pimco’s Ivascyn says bonds becoming a bargain after sell-off

    Investors lured by yields at levels not seen since worst days of pandemic

  • Saturday, 14 May, 2022
    On Wall StreetJoe Rennison
    Junk bond party starts to wind down

    Investors are reassessing the ability of high-yield issuers to withstand the strained economic outlook

  • Friday, 13 May, 2022
    US junk bond market starts to crack under inflation and supply fears

    Investors reassess high-yield corporate issuers as high prices and manufacturing problems take toll

  • Monday, 9 May, 2022
    Inside BusinessSujeet Indap
    Should vulture investors be required to show ‘good faith’ with adversaries?

    Judge allows test case on issue in lawsuit against mattress maker Serta Simmons Bedding

  • Wednesday, 4 May, 2022
    Lex
    Junk bonds: prices are falling, spreads are rising and vultures are tempted to jump in Premium content

    Discerning buyers now have a great opportunity in front of them

  • Wednesday, 4 May, 2022
    Corporate bonds
    Distressed debt levels double in US corporate bond market

    Federal Reserve’s rate rises and slowing growth drive more yields above 10%

  • Thursday, 7 April, 2022
    Markets InsightEllen Carr
    ESG playbook for bond investors needs a rewrite

    It will take an evolution of fixed-income managers’ approach to make a difference to corporate behaviour

  • Sunday, 27 March, 2022
    Markets
    Junk bonds sold by energy companies boosted by oil surge

    Investors are requiring less compensation to buy the debt as executives eschew ‘drill baby drill’ mentality

  • Saturday, 26 February, 2022
    On Wall StreetJoe Rennison
    Credit cycle turning as Ukraine war adds to inflation concerns

    Oil price surge and supply chain disruptions could add to pressure on rising prices

  • Monday, 21 February, 2022
    Lex
    China junk bonds/Zhenro: shock warning shakes ratings’ credibility Premium content

    Developers’ woes will make refinancings harder, and more defaults should be expected

  • Saturday, 29 January, 2022
    Global stock retreat dents sentiment on European junk bonds

    Cost of hedging against default rises to highest level since November 2020

  • Wednesday, 12 January, 2022
    ETF HubLatest news on ETFs
    BlackRock Asia bond fund scoops three quarters of Singapore ETF flows

    The iShares USD Asia High Yield Bond ETF attracted S$3bn of the S$4bn in net inflows in 2021

  • Wednesday, 5 January, 2022
    LexCorporate bonds
    Private debt funds: cautious banks are fuelling their growth

    A low interest rate environment and falling returns in even the riskiest part of the traditional debt market are driving demand

  • Friday, 10 December, 2021
    Corporate bonds
    SoftBank sells $550m of WeWork debt

    Low price on bonds that were part of 2019 rescue package underscores lacklustre investor reception

  • Tuesday, 7 December, 2021
    The Big Read
    The next quant revolution: shaking up the corporate bond market

    Corporate credit has been largely untouched by computer-driven trading, but some investors are trying to change that

  • Saturday, 4 December, 2021
    On Wall StreetJoe Rennison
    Double whammy looms over low-rated corporate bonds

    Fed tightening could come as Omicron variant curtails US economic resurgence

  • Thursday, 2 December, 2021
    Lex
    High-yield bonds: reality of fixed-income investing sets in Premium content

    This may be the moment bondholders finally ask to be properly compensated for risk

  • Wednesday, 1 December, 2021
    US junk bonds hit by sharpest sell-off in more than a year

    High-yield market suffers as traders re-evaluate companies’ ability to repay debt

  • Monday, 29 November, 2021
    Robert Armstrong
    Why junk bond yields are not so absurd

    The market for risker debt is hot and expensive — but not wildly out of line with history or economic fundamentals

  • Thursday, 11 November, 2021
    Chinese business & finance
    Bond ructions intensify risk of ‘downward spiral’ for Chinese property groups

    Borrowing costs in international junk bond market soar to a decade high after missed payments

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