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Bank of England Ponders Corporate-Bond Sales

The Bank of England said Thursday it is consulting on making further efforts to boost liquidity in corporate-bond markets by offering to make sales of corporate debt, as well as buying it. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Short View: Sukuk bonds

The term “sukuk bond” is a slightly odd one. Bonds are usually associated with interest payments. Sukuk refers to a financial instrument that complies with Islamic investment principles, which prohibit interest payments. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Japan Bond Yields May Fall as BOJ to Loosen More, Kokusai Says

Japan government bond yields may extend last month’s biggest drop this year as the Bank of Japan will ease monetary policy again after this week’s 10 trillion yen ($114 billion) measure, Kokusai Asset Management Co. said. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Australia’s TCorp adds A$220 mln to 2025 bonds

Australia’s New South Wales Treasury Corp (TCorp) has issued A$220 million ($204 million) of 2025 indexed bonds at an outright real yield of 3.67 percent, it said on Thursday. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Venezuela Dollar Bonds Plunge on Chavez Bank Takeovers, Threats

Venezuela’s benchmark dollar bonds plunged, sending yields to a four-month high, after President Hugo Chavez threatened to seize more banks following the government’s takeover of four lenders. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Investment Advice: Considering bonds? Keep an eye on interest rates

A low appetite for risk and lingering uncertainty about the health of the stock market has many consumers weighing the pros and cons of bonds and other fixed income investments. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Build America Bonds gearing up for world stage

After shaking up the U.S. taxable debt market for the last eight months, Build America Bonds are slowly attracting the attention of investors from other countries. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Philippines: Investors swarm auction of 25-year Treasury bonds

Investors yesterday swarmed the government’s last auction for Treasury bonds (T-bonds) this year after the Bureau of the Treasury (BTr) extended the tenor of the debt paper to 25 years from the original plan of 10 years. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Canada Bonds End Lower In Continued Retreat

Canadian bonds ended lower across the yield curve Wednesday as the market continued its retreat from earlier strength. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Shiseido Sells 50 Billion Yen in Five-Year Bonds

Shiseido Co., Japan’s biggest cosmetics maker, sold 50 billion yen ($570 million) in five- year bonds for investment and to repay debt. [Read the rest of this entry...]