Debt loads and erratic politics haunt bond markets
Even as the world's economy expands at a solid pace, deficits have piled up thanks to heavy spending in the wake of the pandemic.
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Bond market sees Trump trade stalling with focus on data and Fed
Yields across maturities rose by three to five basis points as volumes picked up in midday Monday trading in New York.
Occidental Planning to sell bonds in up to five parts
The energy company has asked banks to arrange calls with investors on Monday to discuss the offering. That makes it a candidate to sell debt as soon as Tuesday.
Bond kings draw record $44 billion to actively managed ETFs
With the Federal Reserve poised to cut rates as soon as September, investors poured $245 billion overall into active and index mutual funds and exchange-traded funds in the first half of the year, according to Morningstar Direct.
Credit portfolio managers brace for higher defaults
Transportation, automotive, healthcare, and commercial real estate are the sectors most affected, but borrowers are doing better than expected.
JPMorgan comes first in Wall Street’s bank bond sales spree
The longest portion of the offering, an 11-year security, may yield 1.35 percentage point above Treasuries. The deal comes after the bank reported record profit as investment bankers and equities traders smashed expectations.
Bonds yields sink as CPI spurs big stock rotation: markets wrap
Optimism over lower rates spurred a shift into riskier corners of Wall Street — as money exited the long-favored safety trade of technology megacaps.
Brookfield’s Data4 eyes $2 billion financing as AI demand soars
Data4's steps to raise funding comes after Britain's Vantage Data Centers last month completed the first-ever asset-backed securitization deal for data centers in Europe.
Stream Innovations makes a new capitalization move to raise $194.5 million
This is Stream Innovations Inc.'s inaugural 144a securitization, which has ratings of A-, BBB- and BB- to the A, B and C notes, partially based on respective credit enhancement levels of 20.50%, 14.45% and 8.50% respectively.
BofA’s Mead braces for a slowdown in 2024 blue-chip bond binge
So far this year, his team has overseen about $78.4 billion of high-grade bond issuance, making BofA the third-biggest underwriter in the market.
Servicers weigh hedging, other options amid a market facing rare challenges
Professionals also must grapple with the issue of wanting liquidity on assets in an era of low production.
U.S. bonds slip as Fed minutes show higher rates still on table
Yields on two-year notes rose about 5 basis points to 4.88%, shifting the US yield curve to the flattest in more than a month.
Bond traders are preparing for a 5% yield, no-rate-cut world
Global yields rose on Thursday as markets around the world adjusted to central banks keeping interest rates higher for longer, with the US two-year yield briefly exceeding 5% for the first time since November.
Bonds stumble as strong labor market is seen delaying rate cuts
Traders ceased fully pricing in a Fed rate cut before September after the March employment report revealed that US payrolls expanded by the most in nearly a year.
Fed’s Kashkari floats possibility of no rate cuts this year
He called the January and February inflation readings "a little bit concerning," and said he needs to see more progress on prices to gain confidence that they're moving toward the Fed's 2% target.
Bond traders load up on bearish wagers as rate-cut odds dwindle
JPMorgan Chase & Co.'s latest client survey showed that outright short positions in US Treasuries rose to the most since the start of the year in the week leading up to April 1.
Treasuries fall after factory data as Fed in focus: markets wrap
Treasuries fell across the curve after data showed manufacturing unexpectedly expanded for the first time since September 2022 — while input costs climbed.
Bonds fall and stocks waver on Fed-cut pushback: markets wrap
Treasuries fell across the US curve, with shorter maturities leading the way after Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller said he wants to see "at least a couple months of better inflation data" before cutting rates.
Barclays CEO says ‘wavering strength’ hurting net zero shift
The global shift to a low-carbon world will be "long, hard and complex," but Barclays's commitment is unwavering.
Credit market euphoria is like rate hikes never happened
In credit, a risk-taking ebullience has taken hold. The lowest-rated traded company debt is outgunning safer assets.
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