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| FT.com - Capital Markets News and Data
FT.com - Capital Markets News and Data
It is an ugly phrase, but 'financial repression' is the reason that many investors are buying government bonds for a return-free risk
Possibility of Greek euro exit has rattled markets and caused investors to buy 'safer' assets, pushing UK and German borrowing costs to lows
Fears about contagion from Greece and worries about the health of Spanish banks have shifted the focus of the crisis from Athens to Madrid
'Mini-tender' sold at a yield of just 0.351 per cent and also saw a record level of demand while separately Spain's borrowing costs soared
Maiden Lane sale delayed to allow market time to digest 'new information' about the deals, which involve securities relating to AIG bailout
Concern over the future of the eurozone and worries over Spanish banks push borrowing costs higher in a ?2.5bn bond auction
The IPO is expected to value the cosmetics group at up to $8bn, with Bank of America Merrill Lynch and JPMorgan Chase providing advice
Investors are worried that a Greek exit from the euro will start bank runs across the eurozone periphery, putting the global economy at risk
The bank's idea for hedging credit risk, which went spectacularly wrong, has become something of an epic tale for hedge fund managers
Spain's PM says the country is at 'serious risk' of a borrowing freeze or being forced to 'borrow at astronomical prices' without austerity measures
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