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The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is reportedly considering using IOUs to pay vendors with the goal of conserving cash. Payments would include some cash and some bond-like paper (commonly called an IOU...
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If you are among those who want the Federal Reserve to never raise interest rates again, you might not be pleased about the Minutes of the April 26 to 27 FOMC meeting. This does not of course mean...
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Starbucks on Monday announced that it had closed what it said it is the first corporate sustainability bond issued in the United States.
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Saudi Arabia has threatened to dump its U.S. Treasury holdings if a bill stripping the Saudi Arabian government of its immunity against private lawsuits relating to the 9/11 attacks were to pass.
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Wednesday’s announcement from the Federal Reserve brought no rate hike on fed funds. This was virtually as expected. There was only one vote to hike rates. What has changed is that the Federal...
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For those looking for a rate hike, the Federal Reserve’s Open Market Committee (FOMC) is not yet delivering just yet. The FOMC voted nine to one to keep fed funds steady at 0.25% to 0.50%. Janet...
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What happens when the king of bonds warns investors that long-term bonds, banks and credit are all getting too risky? Is it possible that there is now no place to hide?
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Halfway through February, 11 high-yield bonds have defaulted, the most recorded during a one-month span since a similar number were chalked up in September 2009.
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Apple is about to have a massive benchmark note and bond offering. Word has been out that the offering will be in excess of $10 billion.
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Shares of struggling oil and gas producer Chesapeake Energy traded as high as 15% above Friday's close on Tuesday morning, even though both oil and gas futures were trading softer.
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Another 10-year Treasury note auction has come and gone, and the auction should not be viewed as a disruptive one.
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What are investors supposed to make of the January FOMC meeting? The verdict was that the 10-0 unanimous vote by Janet Yellen and her Fed presidents was dovish, with the promise that rate hikes would...
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The outlook for global corporate credit is anything but rosy for 2016, according to ratings agency Standard & Poor's.
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It seems that not a week goes by unless we see Chesapeake Energy post another new low, due in part to its long-term debt and liabilities.
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Atlanta Federal Reserve President and CEO Dennis Lockhart was speaking to the DeKalb Chamber of Commerce in Atlanta on Thursday.
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