Bonds

Bonds are under immense pressure amid growing expectations of accelerated economic recovery. Bonds of highly rated companies in the US have lost an average of 5.3% since the start of the year, marking the second-worst start to a new year since 1996. Bonds Sell-Off The sell-off in the bond market comes amid growing expectations that
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After a sell-off last week that pushed borrowing costs higher, US bonds have steadied as European markets ticked up. Investors are now looking forward to the important Federal Reserve meeting expected later this week. Federal meeting to define where yield will trade Interestingly, the benchmark ten-year Treasury yield, which is moving in the opposite direction
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There have been growing concerns gripping markets as Treasury yields keep rising, but, for US companies, it is clear that the right time to borrow is now. This comes as inflation fears continue to increase despite the economy seemingly stabilizing. Companies fear they might miss on borrowing window The rise in long-end rates to the
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Bond yields continue to be performing well as optimism of an economic recovery starts to grow. The higher bond yields reflect economic optimism and have fuelled the buy-the-dip mentality with investors optimistic that vaccinations will spur an economic recovery.  On Tuesday, Boeing Co. (NYSE:BO) borrowed $9.8254 billion in the corporate bond market via three-part financing
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The stock market starts the week under some pressure as yields from bonds rise with the hopes of a global economic recovery is on the horizon. The hopes have been raised with the continued vaccine rollouts around the world and the $1.9 trillion stimulus package from the Biden Administration. THe yield of the benchmark 10-year
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In a note to clients, JPMorgan has indicated that the curb on US investors owning securities from various Chinese firms will affect bonds worth $60 billion and led to huge outflows due to forced selling. Ban of US Investors on Chinese securities to affect $60 billion in bonds The Trump administration issued an executive order
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Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) and Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (NYSE: BABA) have affirmed it is the perfect time to tap the debt market and raise capital. The two tech giants have carried out a series of bond issuance, taking advantage of record-low interest rates to raise cheap capital to finance buybacks as well as working capital.
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Investors are increasingly turning to high-grade bonds in a bid to secure long-term income streams as equity markets come under pressure. Investors have continued to shrug off the record low-interest rates, depicted by capital inflows into a number of high-grade bond offerings. Airplane Leasing Bonds Investors’ eyeing opportunities in the embattled airline industry, hard hit
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Record-low interest rates’ triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic is the catalyst fuelling activities in the bond markets. U.S states, cities as well as schools, and other issuers have turned to municipal bonds in a bid to raise much-needed capital to navigate the challenging environment owing to COVID-19. Muni Bonds Surge Likewise, the amount of muni
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Even with an expanding economy in November the United States appears to be slowing even more as November was the worst on record yet for new coronavirus cases and the effects of that just keep rippling through the system. A measure that consolidates multiple measures to show total growth was at its lowest number since
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Treasury prices dropped on Monday, leading to a rise in the yields, as investors opened the week by shifting away from the traditional safe-haven assets toward more risky items as the start of the COVID-19 vaccine rollout has begun and with more fruitful talks of a compromise spending relief by lawmakers seems more likely.  
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Europe’s electric scooter market is heating up even as the U.S market continues to falter amid the pandemic. Institutional investors are increasingly jostling for positions in the burgeoning segment that threatens to transform the traditional transport industry. E-scooter Financing Deals The biggest beneficiaries of increased institutional investor’s interest are rental startups that continue to rake
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We are into the final month of this crazy year of 2020, one that many people will be glad is over and hope that 2021 will be much better. If you’re an investor though you may have already had a pretty decent year after the drop off in the spring. Considering how the coronavirus pandemic
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