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In This Part of the U.S. Bond Market, 0% Is High and Alarming

In This Part of the U.S. Bond Market, 0% Is High and Alarming

(Bloomberg) — The U.S. bond market is hurtling toward the clearest sign yet that the Federal Reserve’s shift into a hawkish gear is making a difference — a real 10-year interest rate higher than 0%. Most Read from Bloomberg While all Treasury yields have climbed this year as the Fed began what’s expected to be an aggressive series of rate increases aimed throttling high inflation, in the past two weeks the baton has been passed to inflation-protected notes and bonds. Their yields are… Source link

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U.S. stops Russian bond payments in bid to raise pressure on Moscow

U.S. stops Russian bond payments in bid to raise pressure on Moscow

NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States stopped the Russian government on Monday from paying holders of its sovereign debt more than $600 million from reserves held at U.S. banks, in a move meant to ratchet up pressure on Moscow and eat into its holdings of dollars. Under sanctions put in place after Russia invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24, foreign currency reserves held by the Russian central bank at U.S. financial institutions were frozen. But the Treasury Department had been allowing the… Source link

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Expect lower long-term returns from stock, bond markets as rates rise: Strategist

Expect lower long-term returns from stock, bond markets as rates rise: Strategist

Returns from stocks and bonds are likely to suffer in the long-term, CEO and CIO of Research Affiliates Chris Brightman told Yahoo Finance Live. “[Investors should expect] not just lower long-term returns from the bond market but lower long-term returns from the stock market as well,” Brightman told Yahoo Finance Live. “Remember, the stock market’s trading at near all-time highs in terms of prices relative to, say, cyclically adjusted earnings or extraordinarily low dividend yields. And… Source link

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‘The Bond King’ author retells the rise and fall of Bill Gross

‘The Bond King’ author retells the rise and fall of Bill Gross

Nicknamed “the Bond King” by Fortune Magazine in 2002, Pacific Investment Management Company (PIMCO) founder Bill Gross made both a name and a very profitable empire managing bond funds. At the height of his career, Gross earned over $300 million in net returns and had accumulated almost $500 billion in assets. Then it all came tumbling down. Gross stepped down from PIMCO following a widely-publicized internal conflict between him and fellow chief executive Mohamed A. El-Erian. More… Source link

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Stocks Gain With U.S. Futures as Bond Rout Deepens: Markets Wrap

Stocks Gain With U.S. Futures as Bond Rout Deepens: Markets Wrap

(Bloomberg) — Stocks in Europe climbed along with U.S. equity futures on Monday as negotiators from Russia and Ukraine prepare for a new round of talks. A global bond rout deepened, with the five-year Treasury yield cresting 2% for the first time since 2019. Most Read from Bloomberg The Stoxx Europe 600 index jumped more than 1%, with carmakers leading the advance following a “confident” outlook from Volkswagen AG. Basic-resources and energy stocks fell as crude oil declined along with… Source link

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Yandex bond woes are first step to state takeover

Yandex bond woes are first step to state takeover

LONDON, March 7 (Reuters Breakingviews) – Russia is turning in on itself. Sanctions have hammered Moscow-linked stocks and in New York shares in search engine Yandex (YNDX.O), , until two weeks ago the darling of the Russian technology scene, have been suspended. The trading hiatus may activate a bond repayment it can’t afford. Even if it cuts a deal with creditors, Yandex’s future looks Kremlin-controlled. The Securities and Exchange Commission suspended trading in shares of Yandex and… Source link

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Russia’s Ozon, following Yandex, warns of bond payment issue

Yandex bond woes are first step to state takeover

MOSCOW, March 4 (Reuters) – Russia’s Nasdaq-listed e-commerce player Ozon (OZON.O) on Friday said that holders of its bond maturing in 2026 may be entitled to redeem the principal and interest accrued if trading remains halted until March 8, but has the cash in its accounts to pay. Trading of Ozon’s shares on Nasdaq was suspended on Feb. 28 and if suspension lasts for at least seven day, the company’s $750 million unsecured convertibles bonds due in 2026 can become subject to a “Delisting… Source link

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UPDATE 1-Russia’s Yandex warns of bond repayment and supply risks

UPDATE 1-Russia’s Yandex warns of bond repayment and supply risks

(Adds detail) MOSCOW, March 4 (Reuters) – Russian internet giant Yandex on Friday warned that a trading suspension on its Nasdaq-listed shares could trigger a redemption right on a convertible bond that it does not have the resources to cover. Unprecedented Western sanctions over Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine have hammered Russia’s financial system and investors have dumped Russian assets from the rouble to bonds and stocks. Yandex said that a suspension of trading of its Class A shares on… Source link

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Russia’s Yandex warns of bond repayment and supply risks

Yandex bond woes are first step to state takeover

MOSCOW, March 4 (Reuters) – Russian internet giant Yandex (YNDX.O) on Friday warned that a trading suspension on its Nasdaq-listed shares could trigger a redemption right on a convertible bond that it does not have the resources to cover. Unprecedented Western sanctions over Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine have hammered Russia’s financial system and investors have dumped Russian assets from the rouble to bonds and stocks. Yandex said that a suspension of trading of its Class A shares on Nasdaq of… Source link

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Russia’s Yandex lacks funds to cover potential bond redemption

Russia’s Yandex lacks funds to cover potential bond redemption

MOSCOW, March 4 (Reuters) – Russian internet giant Yandex on Friday warned that a trading suspension on its Nasdaq-listed shares could trigger a redemption right on a convertible bond that it does not have the resources to cover. Unprecedented Western sanctions over Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine have hammered Russia’s financial system and investors have dumped Russian assets from the rouble to bonds and stocks. Yandex said that a suspension of trading of its Class A shares on Nasdaq of more… Source link

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