February 18, 2025
Financial Assets

Money Managers See Dangers in Credit’s Eerie Calm

(Bloomberg) — Price moves in the global credit market are so calm that some money managers are wondering whether a relentless rally in corporate bonds is becoming a red flag. A handful, including those at Franklin Templeton Investment Management and AXA Investment Managers, are getting more cautious about corporate bonds. With investment-grade spreads at the

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Financial Assets

Spread between G-secs, corporate bonds widens – Banking & Finance News

As the liquidity in the banking system remains in the deficit of around Rs 2 lakh crore, the spread between government bonds and corporate bonds has widened to 50 basis points from 25 basis points. This has raised the cost of raising funds for banks and other financial institutions in the debt market, experts said.

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Financial Assets

My Burgers And Bonds Checklist

I have to confess to something. I grew up completely vegetarian in India. When I came to the US at the age of 18, I was a good tennis player, but had almost no strength, the kind required for the power tennis played in college here. After getting demolished in a division 3 tennis match

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Fixed Assets

Deere shares drop with global farm slump hitting sales

Michael Hirtzer  |  Bloomberg Deere & Co. shares slid in pre-market trading as the world leader in farm machinery anticipates another challenging year. The maker of the iconic green and yellow machines used to plant and harvest crops kept its 2025 net income estimate between $5 billion to $5.5 billion, while sales in the key

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Financial Assets

Green bonds on track for record-breaking 2025

The green bond market is poised to break new records in 2025 as net zero investment requirements remain massive, according to a report by AXA IM. The green bond market outperformed the conventional bond market by close to 2 per cent  in 2024 and broke new records of issuance, with $447bn in 2024. This dynamic,

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Gold Investing

Gold Stocks Shine in Toronto as Yawning Rate Gap Pummels Loonie

With 2024 being an exceptional year for gold, Daniel Ghali, director of commodities strategy at TD Securities, explains whether 2025 will see similar results as (Bloomberg) — As Canada’s currency weakens, fund managers are leaning into sectors that pay expenses in the local currency while collecting revenue in US dollars. That has made buying stocks

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Financial Assets

Philippines Sells $3.3 Billion of Dollar, Euro Bonds

(Bloomberg) — The Philippines on Thursday sold a two-part dollar bond and a euro tranche, capitalizing on a recent drop in borrowing costs abroad. The Southeast Asian nation, which has investment-grade credit ratings, raised $2.25 billion (2.4 billion euros) in dollar-denominated bonds due in 10 and 25 years, along with a €1 billion ($1.04 billion)

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Financial Assets

Bond market turmoil: what it means for pensions, savings and investments

Bond market turmoil earlier this month drove the UK 10-year gilt yield up to 4.9%, the highest figure recorded since 2008.  The gilt yield has since dipped slightly to 4.6% as the government has sought to reassure a jittery market, but Chancellor Rachel Reeves has faced pressure to announce tax and spending changes in response

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Financial Assets

Islamic Treasury Bonds auction for January 2025 attracts bids worth AED 6.91bln

A Yield to Maturity (YTM) of 4.32% on the May 2027 tranche and 4.43% on the September 2029 tranche, representing a spread of 7 and 10 bps above US Treasuries with similar maturities. Abu Dhabi, UAE: The Ministry of Finance (MoF) as the issuer, in collaboration with the Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE) as the

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Gold Investing

Gold prices surge to two-month high as US dollar weakens

Anjana Anil  |  Reuters S&P 500 posts best week since Trump’s election U.S. stocks rallied on Friday with the S&P 500 and Dow notching their biggest weekly percentage gains since early November… and the Nasdaq registering its best week since early December. Gold prices jumped to a over two-month peak on Tuesday, supported by a

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