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SBB’s $720 million lifeline contains future problems Bloomberg

SBB’s $720 million lifeline contains future problems

A complicated refinancing deal addresses short-term challenges for the poster child of Europe's real estate…

Siobhan HodsonArticle published date: September 26, 2023

Citibank raises $5 billion in first bank-level bond since 2019 Bloomberg

Citibank raises $5 billion in first bank-level bond since 2019

Citibank tapped the investment grade bond market with its first bank-level debt offering in four…

Siobhan HodsonArticle published date: September 26, 2023

Hollywood strike forges future threat to muni tax breaks, wages Bloomberg Law

Hollywood strike forges future threat to muni tax breaks, wages

The Hollywood screenwriters strike will have little direct impact on state and municipal finances, but…

Siobhan HodsonArticle published date: September 26, 2023

Sirius XM’s bonds slump after Liberty Media proposes split off Bloomberg

Sirius XM’s bonds slump after Liberty Media proposes split off

Sirius XM's bonds slumped in secondary trading after Liberty Media proposed splitting off the business…

Siobhan HodsonArticle published date: September 26, 2023

Reliance dynasty: Ambani’s scions may get a holding giant in new future Economic Times

Reliance dynasty: Ambani’s scions may get a holding giant in new future

It's believed Reliance Industries may eventually transition into a holding company structure, which would provide…

Siobhan HodsonArticle published date: September 26, 2023

China’s property crisis: How will it impact the economy? BBC

China’s property crisis: How will it impact the economy?

Evergrande's financial problems have rippled through China's vast property industry, with several other developers defaulting…

Siobhan HodsonArticle published date: September 25, 2023

China Evergrande suffers new blow as curbs on offshore bond sales raise survival alarm, hobble US$20 billion debt workout South China Morning Post

China Evergrande suffers new blow as curbs on offshore bond sales raise survival alarm, hobble US$20 billion debt workout

Evergrande failed to meet China's capital market rules on offshore bond sales.  

Siobhan HodsonArticle published date: September 25, 2023

RIL could transform into a holding company says CreditSights Business Insider India

RIL could transform into a holding company says CreditSights

The telecom to retail conglomerate Reliance Industries could eventually transform into a holding company according…

Siobhan HodsonArticle published date: September 25, 2023

CreditSights’ Cisar: Prefer fixed over floating rate debt Bloomberg

CreditSights’ Cisar: Prefer fixed over floating rate debt

CreditSights' Global Head of Strategy, Winnie Cisar, speaks on Bloomberg's Real Yield.

Siobhan HodsonArticle published date: September 22, 2023

Muni bonds slump on Federal Reserve’s higher-for-longer stance Bloomberg

Muni bonds slump on Federal Reserve’s higher-for-longer stance

Municipal bonds joined the rout in broader debt markets after the Federal Reserve indicated its…

Siobhan HodsonArticle published date: September 21, 2023

UK government financial package may help Tata Steel UK narrow losses, says report Economic Times

UK government financial package may help Tata Steel UK narrow losses, says report

The UK government will pay up to 500 million pounds to facilitate the green transition…

Siobhan HodsonArticle published date: September 21, 2023

First Evergrande, now Sunac. Another big Chinese developer files for U.S. bankruptcy protection CNN

First Evergrande, now Sunac. Another big Chinese developer files for U.S. bankruptcy protection

Sunac, one of China's leading property developers, has filed for bankruptcy protection in the U.S.

Siobhan HodsonArticle published date: September 19, 2023

UAW strikes: How will it end? BBC

UAW strikes: How will it end?

Nicholas Chen and Nicole Chua appear on an episode of Business Matters.

Siobhan HodsonArticle published date: September 19, 2023

China’s cash-squeezed Country Garden faces another dollar coupon deadline Reuters

China’s cash-squeezed Country Garden faces another dollar coupon deadline

Embattled Chinese property developer Country Garden faces yet another liquidity test.

Siobhan HodsonArticle published date: September 18, 2023

CreditSights’ Chow on China property slump Bloomberg

CreditSights’ Chow on China property slump

Sandra Chow, Co-Head of Asia-Pacific Research, discusses risks investors face in China's slumping property market…

Siobhan HodsonArticle published date: September 18, 2023

No hurdles seen for SMC’s share issuance BusinessWorld

No hurdles seen for SMC’s share issuance

No regulatory hurdles are seen with the planned preferred share issuance of San Miguel Corporation.

Siobhan HodsonArticle published date: September 13, 2023

Municipal bond yields reach high for 2023 prompting calls to buy Bloomberg Law

Municipal bond yields reach high for 2023 prompting calls to buy

Yields on tax-exempt municipal bonds have touched their highs for the year.

Siobhan HodsonArticle published date: September 12, 2023

Country Garden faces fresh test for onshore bond extensions Reuters

Country Garden faces fresh test for onshore bond extensions

Embattled developer Country Garden faces a new round of voting by creditors to extend several…

Siobhan HodsonArticle published date: September 11, 2023

Triple threat to Texas power grid will keep it vulnerable Bloomberg

Triple threat to Texas power grid will keep it vulnerable

Population surge, climate change and the energy transition will keep Texas's electricity supply under pressure…

Siobhan HodsonArticle published date: September 7, 2023

Maui fires are another warning for electric utilities, analysts say Bond Buyer

Maui fires are another warning for electric utilities, analysts say

Municipal bond analysts say climate change increases risk to electric utility bonds.

Siobhan HodsonArticle published date: September 7, 2023