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Large U.S. corporates are diversifying by issuing in foreign markets and currencies Source: The Wall Street Journal Not to worry, there are a few more corners of yield left in the world of bonds. The latest target: emerging-market bonds in local currencies. After pulling out cash for the past three years and into the first quarter…
Oil price rut fuels soaring debt levels for energy companies Source: The Wall Street Journal Some of the world’s largest energy companies are saddled with their highest debt levels ever as they struggle with low crude prices, raising worries about their ability to pay dividends and find new barrels. Exxon Mobil Corp., Royal Dutch Shell PLC,…
Rise in interest rates will impact corporate borrowing programs Source: The Wall Street Journal The prospect of a Federal Reserve rate rise has investors in the U.S. credit markets less willing to make long-term bets. That may sound counter-intuitive, given that two exchange-traded funds that track long-term corporate bonds are both up 14% this year, making…
Bond sales, low interest rates are powering share repurchases Source: The Globe and Mail As earnings stagnate, U.S. companies looking to charge up their stock returns with repurchases are turning to debt markets like no time since the dot-com bubble. Led by Apple Inc. and CBS Corp., S&P 500 constituents have rushed to sell bonds to…
Fintech innovation through partnerships will be key for digital transformation of fixed income capital markets Source: McKinsey & Company While true for other financial services, it’s most striking in corporate and investment banking. Fintechs, the name given to start-ups and more-established companies using technology to make financial services more effective and efficient, have lit up the…
As foreign investors seek opportunities in fixed income, Canada is an attractive prospect. Source: Wealth Professional One man’s loss is another’s gain, as they say. And as the current situation in the bond market shows, the maxim applies equally to entire countries and markets. According to an economic analysis by Warren Lovely, managing director and head of…
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