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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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The United States is supposed to be the strongest of the developed economies in 2015, but the persistent low yields in interest rates may signal something entirely different. It is widely expected...
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ThinkstockAre biotech companies going to become the next big companies saddled with debt? Most likely not, but two debt offerings will stand out to investors here. The first was a $10 billion...
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The main point of Bill Gross's outlook in September is rather simple: Get the Fed to raise rates, but just once and then go away for some time.
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