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  1. Eurozone governments to step up borrowing in September

    The eurozone debt crisis is about to enter a dangerous phase as governments prepare to step up borrowing in the capital markets to fund their...

    Started by Fred the Man, Yesterday 11:49 AM
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  2. Beware the ending of a bond epic

    Investors continue to buy into the 30-year bond epic, but it is not hard to predict a dire ending - the bursting of another huge bubble, says...

    Started by Fred the Man, Yesterday 11:49 AM
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  3. Petrobras prepares to raise up to R$55bn

    Petrobras, Brazil's national oil company, is preparing to raise as much as R$55bn from minority shareholders in what would be the world's biggest...

    Started by Fred the Man, Yesterday 11:49 AM
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  4. ADB plans triple currency bond

    The Asian Development Bank plans to finance clean energy projects across the region by selling a bond denominated in three currencies to Japanese...

    Started by Fred the Man, 1st September 2010 12:28 PM
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  5. Tadawul is poised to exercise more global appeal

    Hedge funds and asset managers have in the past year begun to place small bets on the Tadawul More......

    Started by Fred the Man, 1st September 2010 12:28 PM
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  6. Germany's strength weakens others

    A growing divergence in borrowing costs is prompting worries for many peripheral European economies More......

    Started by Fred the Man, 1st September 2010 12:28 PM
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  7. Professionals shown up by 'dumb money'

    Despite warnings about a bond bubble that could well come to pass, there is little doubt that the mindset of retail investors has fundamentally...

    Started by Fred the Man, 27th August 2010 08:06 PM
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  8. Reading between the lines of bonds and shares

    This divergence in bond yields and equity prices is at odds with the relationship that held for most of the past decade More......

    Started by Fred the Man, 27th August 2010 08:06 PM
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  9. Retail investors resist siren call of equities

    Money pulled from shares is being pumped into bonds as the investing public, already worried about jobs and falling house prices, remains sceptical...

    Started by Fred the Man, 27th August 2010 10:23 AM
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  10. US mortgage rates reach record low

    US mortgage rates have fallen on the back of persistent signs of weakness in the housing market, where existing home sales fell 27% in July ...

    Started by Fred the Man, 27th August 2010 06:21 AM
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  11. Rush for Irish debt despite concerns

    Investors rush to buy Irish debt in spite of rising concerns over the health of the country's economy More......

    Started by Fred the Man, 27th August 2010 06:21 AM
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  12. Lenders turn to Madrid bonds for collateral

    The use of Spanish government bonds shows that confidence in Madrid has risen in recent weeks as fears recede that the country's sluggish economy...

    Started by Fred the Man, 27th August 2010 06:21 AM
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  13. Ireland attacks 'flawed' S&P move

    In an unusual outburst, Dublin accuses rating agency of 'flawed' analysis of country's debt position after it follows Moody's and the IMF in warning...

    Started by Fred the Man, 25th August 2010 06:47 PM
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  14. Markets jittery over growth

    Fears that the US and other major economies are slowing sharply sent investors piling into the safety of government debt, pushing UK, German and US...

    Started by Fred the Man, 25th August 2010 08:22 AM
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  15. China fund bond sale faces criticism

    The domestic arm of China's main sovereign wealth fund completed its first bond sale, raising Rmb40bn ($5.9bn) from the interbank market as it...

    Started by Fred the Man, 25th August 2010 08:22 AM
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  16. Foreign buyers flock to US Treasuries

    Overseas investors scoop up longer-term debt as low short-term rates and fears about sub-par growth and disinflation encourage them to look further...

    Started by Fred the Man, 25th August 2010 08:22 AM
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  17. Ray of light for CMBS negotiations

    European investors and borrowers have nearly €100bn ($127bn) of CMBS coming due for repayment over the next four years More......

    Started by Fred the Man, 24th August 2010 10:16 AM
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  18. Norfolk Southern in 100-year issue

    Railway operator sells $250m in bonds, more than twice the minimum announced, with a yield of just 5.95% by reopening an existing century bond that...

    Started by Fred the Man, 24th August 2010 10:16 AM
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  19. Groups turn to private placements for funding

    The deals, whereby companies tap investors directly for loans, are on track for one of their strongest years, highlighting the extent to which...

    Started by Fred the Man, 24th August 2010 10:16 AM
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  20. Europe leads way for Yankee bond sales

    Non-US companies have issued record volumes of US bonds this year, as they turn to dollar markets to access cheap funding More......

    Started by Fred the Man, 22nd August 2010 02:35 PM
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  21. Bond investors tread a delicate path

    Investors are pumping money into what is seen as a haven during tough times but some find the parallels with the dotcom era disquieting More......

    Started by Fred the Man, 22nd August 2010 02:35 PM
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  22. Catastrophe bonds set for resurgence

    Cat bonds are on course for one of their strongest-ever years as new and better-quality investors are attracted to the market More......

    Started by Fred the Man, 22nd August 2010 02:35 PM
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  23. TurkDex wins US sales approval for contract

    Latest example of US authorities approving the sale of emerging market derivatives exchange products into the US More......

    Started by Fred the Man, 18th August 2010 07:13 PM
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  24. Unlocking the language of structured securities

    The single most important language of MBSs and similar products is a system called Intex, buts its limits emerged when MBSs were repackaged into...

    Started by Fred the Man, 18th August 2010 07:13 PM
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  25. Refinancing demand fails to lift mortgage bonds

    Applications by US homeowners to refinance their mortgages have surged in the past week as interest rates touch record lows More......

    Started by Fred the Man, 18th August 2010 07:13 PM
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  26. Funds look to dangers of US deflation

    Investors are divided over what will happen next – whether the US economy can be stopped from sliding into another recession, the Fed can prevent...

    Started by Fred the Man, 14th August 2010 12:43 PM
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  27. Fed needs firepower to zap deflation monster

    Unconventional monetary tools are back on the table, and not just in the US – the hawkish ECB is rumoured to be intervening again, supposedly buying...

    Started by Fred the Man, 14th August 2010 12:43 PM
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  28. German data lift eurozone

    Investors fret German-led recovery might not be enough to counter risks posed by precarious finances elsewhere More......

    Started by Fred the Man, 14th August 2010 12:43 PM
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  29. US recovery doubts move centre stage

    Growing fears of deflation and a feeling that Ben Bernanke's Fed has not yet done enough quantitative easing to prevent a sharp slowdown – and even a...

    Started by Fred the Man, 11th August 2010 11:56 PM
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  30. Hedge funds develop taste for US Treasury bonds

    Hedge fund managers have piled into the US government bond market this year in an attempt to profit from growing volatility and pricing...

    Started by Fred the Man, 11th August 2010 11:56 PM
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