Don’t Worry About ECB Stimulus Even After Bond Buying Stops

Oxford Economics calculations suggests steady balance sheet from ECB will keep bond yields down Source: Bloomberg Markets As the European Central Bank brainstorms scenarios for winding down its 2.3 trillion-euro ($2.8 trillion) asset-purchase program, there is what may sound like a chicken-and-egg problem to solve. It goes as follows: when the central bank buys bonds and its balance sheet grows,…

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‘Peculiar’ Market Strikes Again With Sale of 100-Year Austrian Bond

The hunt for yield has scoured the Steppes and passed through the Pampas. Now it has scaled the Alps, with over 11 billion euros of orders placed for Austria’s first century bond. Source: Bloomberg Markets The hunt for yield has scoured the Steppes and passed through the Pampas. Now it has scaled the Alps. Investors placed almost 11 billion euros…

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Austria set to issue century bond; bids top €11bn

Austria is set to raise at least €1bn in 100-year debt; bids from potential investors have already topped €11bn. Source: Financial Times Austria is set to raise 100-year debt in the latest indication of hot investor demand for long-dated sovereign bonds. It aims to raise at least €1bn; bids from potential investors have topped €11bn,…

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Overbond Expands Primary Bond Market Deal Capabilities with Corporate Bond Intelligence and OpenFin Integration

New product breakthrough applies machine learning and predictive analytics to match investors with real-time credit investment opportunities TORONTO and NEW YORK — September 12, 2017 — Overbond Ltd., the first end-to-end capital markets fintech platform for primary bond origination, has launched COBI Opportunities, a new proprietary issuer-investor matching solution for primary bond markets. COBI (Corporate…

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Canada’s Green Bonds are red hot

EDC’s latest new issue of $500 million green bonds sold out in less than a week, turning away over $1 billion of unfilled investor demand. Source: National Observer Canada’s federal credit agency has turned down nearly $1 billion in eco-friendly investments after selling out the latest batch of its specialized ‘Green Bonds‘ in less than…

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Apple’s Canadian bonds push more companies to think loonie

Apple Inc.’s surprise foray into Canadian-dollar debt has pushed corporate issuance to a near-record, making this year the busiest year for Maple bonds since 2007. Source: BNN Apple Inc.’s surprise foray into Canadian-dollar debt has pushed corporate issuance to a near-record with more companies expected to beat a path north in search of attractive borrowing rates. Foreign…

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US Corporate Bonds Hitting a Peak?

Like stocks, corporate debt valuations are worrying, with early signs of investors starting to take a more defensive posture. Source: The Epoch Times The exuberance in U.S. corporate bonds follows that in stocks but is likely to end soon, according to Gluskin Sheff chief economist and strategist David Rosenberg. Investing in the asset class isn’t…

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What Markets Think About the Looming Debt Ceiling Showdown

Investor angst in financial markets is suggesting Congressional efforts to raise the nation’s debt ceiling will play out more like the lesser of two recent showdowns. Source: Bloomberg Financial markets are suggesting the political drama surrounding Congressional efforts to raise the nation’s debt ceiling will play out more like the lesser of two recent showdowns….

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