Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Sovereign bonds myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. The UK is at high risk of a serious economic downturn next year, one of the world’s biggest active bond fund managers has warned. Daniel Ivascyn, chief investment officer at Pimco, told the Financial Times
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The Puerto Rico Oversight Board called Friday for dismissal of a Puerto Electric Power Authority bond party suit against Puerto Rico’s central government that had the backing of the PREPA Ad Hoc Group, a separate group of bond parties. GoldenTree Asset Management and bond insurer Syncora Guarantee filed the suit in U.S. District Court for
Municipals were little changed Monday as U.S. Treasuries were weaker and equities ended up. Volume this week is relatively light with the new-issue calendar estimated at $1.6 billion. There are only two deals over $100 million. The Bond Buyer 30-day visible supply sits at $4.03 billion. In the primary market Monday, Jefferies held a one-day
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Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Adobe has terminated its proposed $20bn merger with product design software company Figma, following competition probes from EU and UK regulators. The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority said that combining the two companies would threaten
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Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the War in Ukraine myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. The head of the IMF has urged Ukraine’s allies to rapidly unlock tens of billions of dollars for the country, as she warned delays in providing the extra funding would jeopardise Kyiv’s tentative economic
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This article is an onsite version of our Europe Express newsletter. Sign up here to get the newsletter sent straight to your inbox every weekday and Saturday morning A “remarkable strategic own goal by us” — that’s how Jake Sullivan, President Joe Biden’s national security adviser, this week described the risk of a lapse in
Municipals closed out the week firmer, boosted by Fed policy decisions and yearend positioning ahead of a fading new-issue calendar, while U.S. Treasuries traded in a narrow range all session and equities ended mixed. Triple-A yields fell up to five basis points Friday while USTs were mixed. Munis still underperformed taxables on the week, but
Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy began this week hopeful that his two biggest allies in the face of Russia’s invasion would finally approve financial aid packages worth a total of $115bn. He ended it with little to show for it. Fraying support for Kyiv in Washington and Brussels coincided with Russian President Vladimir Putin vowing to attack
A proposed deal for a massive mixed-used arena project in Alexandria, Virginia, would be mostly financed through $1.05 billion in project revenue bonds issued by the newly named Virginia Stadium Authority. Details and hardening local opposition are emerging regarding the development of a 12-acre site in Potomac Yard, a former rail hub that straddles Arlington
A tough year for Wall Street municipal underwriting firms culminated Thursday with Citigroup’s announcement it would exit the business, a stunning move that market participants warned would raise state and city financing costs and that Citi would come to regret as headwinds calm and business rebounds. “It’s a major disappointment,” said Matt Fabian, a partner
S&P Global Ratings revised California’s rating outlook to stable from positive Friday, citing the state’s projected $68 billion multi-year deficit, revenue uncertainties and economic conditions. The state holds ratings of AA-minus from S&P, AA from Fitch Ratings and Aa2 from Moody’s Investors Service. The state also has a stable outlook from Fitch. Moody’s revised the
Connecticut is set to price $840 million of general obligation bonds next week, the state’s last issuance of a year with landmark fiscal policy decisions. The state, which renewed fiscal responsibility measures, lowered income taxes and maintained strong economic metrics, kept its solid ratings from all four agencies for the upcoming deal. “Management in Connecticut,
Noel Hendrickson/Getty Images After a year full of record-high interest rates and home prices, experts say there are signs of improvement for the housing market in 2024. In December, the average mortgage rates dropped below 7% for the first time since August and after an 8% peak in October, which pushed housing costs to the
Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority bond parties presented the court with written expert testimony supporting their claim the Oversight Board’s proposed plan of adjustment assumptions underestimate Puerto Rico’s economic future and overestimate PREPA’s future expenses. The testimony could impact U.S. District Court Judge Laura Taylor Swain’s ruling on the plan, according to an attorney not
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