Debt
US still shows no signs of addressing debt mountain
America’s balancing act
France debt agency, Cades, to ramp up borrowing in 2011 and 2012
Issuer focus: Cades
Bond investors should remember that haircuts are only a last resort in EC proposals
Pain coming – but how much?
Hermes names director of government bonds
Hermes names director of government bonds
RBC nabs BarCap’s Taor for public debt role
RBC nabs BarCap’s Taor for public debt role
Eurozone problems weigh on bank sub debt holders
Trading talk: December 2010
ICICI lengthens debt curve with 10-year $1 billion deal
Deals in Focus: ICICI Bank
Investors debate whether flows to EM debt represent secular shift
Emerging markets: Hot or not?
Nouriel Roubini interview: Fixing the Eurozone will be 'mission impossible'
In an interview with Credit, economist Nouriel Roubini talks about the danger that sub-par US and European growth becomes entrenched, and offers his views on whether Ireland and other peripheral Eurozone countries will be able to solve their debt woes
Irish woes may spread to other PIIGS
European Union action on Ireland’s bank debts points to fears over contagion spreading across peripheral Europe.
BarCap veteran joins RBC as head of public sector debt
Sean Taor joins RBC as head of public sector DCM after 18 years at Barclays Capital.
Blockbuster bankruptcy highlights dangers to investors of obsolete business models
Blockbuster bankruptcy highlights dangers to investors of obsolete business models
Global economic slowdown raises risk of protectionism
The rise of protectionism
Banking crisis in Ireland heightens fears of sovereign default
When the luck of the Irish ran out...
Special report: Germany
Special report: Germany
Stabilisation funds could become big beasts in bonds
Stabilisation funds could become big beasts in bonds
Crosnier promoted to run Amundi's London office
Laurent Crosnier becomes CEO at asset management firm Amundi London.
Marrying correlation and asset allocation
Coping with correlation
Corporates to drive EM growth but watch financial market development, say Credit Institute panellists
Panellists in the Credit Institute forum on ‘Sovereign or Corporate, Global or Local’ said that corporates will drive credit growth in emerging markets, but investors cannot afford to ignore financial market development or to forgo due diligence.
US financials a better bet than corporates, say investors
US corporate restructuring and balance sheet improvements have drawn investor focus to corporate credit. But technical factors make financials look attractive.
Talking triggers: Rob Davies column
Regulators have given governments the freedom to decide at what point triggers should cause debt to be written off, giving investors a headache
West must not repeat Japan’s fiscal mistakes, says Nomura economist
Nomura chief economist Richard Koo warns the US and European economies face double-dip recession and a prolonged period of economic stagnation if stimulus is cut too soon.
Repayment fears over China's local government debt
China’s local governments have channelled their debt through off-balance sheet financing vehicles that leave creditors little recourse to repayment in the event of default. Calls to reform this system could result in the formation of a municipal bond…