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Debt ceiling window is shrinking, bipartisan policy center warns
The United States faces a default between December 21 and January 28 if Congress does not act to raise or suspend the debt ceiling, a Washington think tank warned Friday.The think tank's screening, the Bipartisan Policy Center, was a…
India moves closer to major bond indices
A WAVE OF passive capital flows are the prizes for countries securing a place in major bond indices. This prospect seems to be on the horizon for India. Many analysts expect part of its government bond market to enter indices compiled by…
Shearman & Sterling and SIFMA Announce Model Voluntary Investment Grade Bond Repayment…
Shearman & Sterling is pleased to announce the publication of the optional redemption model provision of SIFMA Investment Grade Bonds. After convening a task force of investment banks operating in the US and global capital markets…
Cash-rich insurers buy medium-term bonds from lenders
Mumbai: India's major lenders including HDFC Bank and Axis Bank are reportedly selling relatively shorter duration bonds ahead of the monetary policy review next month. Insurers and large companies, including Reliance Industries, ITC,…
BOJ Assets Hit New Asset Purchase and Loan Record Amid COVID
This photo shows the headquarters of the Bank of Japan in Tokyo. (Mainichi)TOKYO (Kyodo) - Total assets held by the Bank of Japan hit a record 724.06 trillion yen ($ 6.3 trillion) in the six months leading up to September,!-->…
October 25 updates: WHO convenes emergency meeting on new variant of Covid, German confidence…
The president of the European Commission said Europe needs to "step up" vaccinations as infections rise across the continent ahead of the holiday season."Vaccination against Covid-19 is saving thousands of lives in the European Union," Von…
Biden to keep Powell as Fed chairman, Brainard becomes vice chairman | Local News
Biden also said he would nominate Lael Brainard, the only Democrat on the Fed's board of governors and the preferred alternative to Powell among many progressives, as vice president, second place.A separate post of vice president for…
EPFO invests in private bonds
It will be done on a case-by-case basis and upon approval by the…
Low yields have left investors numb to risk, says bond veteran Dan Fuss
Strong recovery in corporate debt markets sparked by a flood of central bank stimulus measures frightens veteran bond investor Dan Fuss, who warns investors are taking the most risk he has seen in the past six decades.Last year,…
What we saw, what is here to stay and what is no longer common
getty The past 18 months have seen several trends come and go. An increase in our technological dependence. Assets and indices have hit major records time and time again, only to drop slightly and once again surpass…