The Federal Reserve is sketching out plans to prevent an abrupt contraction in its massive balance sheet next year, when some $500 billion in bonds expire and risk disrupting markets and the U.S. economic recovery.
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China Is Offering Long-Term Bonds Worth $140 Billion to Stimulate Economy
China to issue 1 trillion Chinese Yuan in long-term bonds starting this week to boost the economy.
Saudi to Sell Bonds After Tapping on Foreign Debts
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is poised to sell bonds after it has secured syndicated loans. The government is already in talks with the banks and will host Euromoney Saudi Arabia Conference on May 3 to 4 to determine the future of KSA market.
Pacific Exploration Corp explores 6 buyout offers
Pacific Exploration & Production Corp is actively examining six buyout offers. The Canada-listed company is in the process of avoiding bankruptcy. The company's board is likely to take its final decision by this weekend.
Hedge fund investor Paul Singer wins 13-year battle with Argentina
The legal battle running for 13 years between hedge fund investor Paul Singer and Argentina is over as both the parties have reached to an agreement. Singer's Elliott Management will get $4.65 billion cash from the Argentina government as part of the deal.
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Companies could issue a record $30 billion in so-called "green bonds" this year, but further growth in the market will depend on developments in China and common standards, Standard & Poor's Rating Services said on Monday.
A fast-growing segment of U.S. retirement plans is using hedge-fund type strategies to bet a small but increasing slice of their assets.
Detroit is eying a date between Dec. 8 and 10 for its debt adjustment plan to take effect, allowing the city to exit the biggest-ever municipal bankruptcy, an attorney said on Monday.
If the world's biggest central banks were actually coordinating a global monetary policy, they could scarcely do a better job of convincing financial markets right now.
U.S. fund firms are taking extra measures to make sure they don't get stuck holding hard-to-sell bonds in the event that fixed income markets see a massive race to the exits when interest rates start to rise.
Stocks worldwide began the fourth quarter on a negative note on Wednesday, with investors wary of lackluster economic data and keeping a cautious eye on civil unrest in Hong Kong.
U.S. stocks have been on a roll of late, with the S&P 500 hitting the latest in a series of records on Thursday, and investors expect the index's momentum to soon carry it to - if not far past - the 2,000 milestone.
The state-owned pension fund of Indonesia plans to boost its holdings in equities and bonds this year in order to improve the company's earnings, Bloomberg reported.
olid demand for high rated corporate bonds prevented two low-beta companies from having to vie for attention in the euro market on Thursday, despite offering similar maturities and stemming from not dissimilar sectors.
