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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

Regional banks may need to sell $63 billion in bonds under rule Bloomberg

Regional banks may need to sell $63 billion in bonds under rule

U.S. regional banks may need to raise significant amounts of additional debt to comply with…

Siobhan HodsonArticle published date: September 6, 2023

Chinese corporate bonds are sending a surprising message about the economy Wall Street Journal

Chinese corporate bonds are sending a surprising message about the economy

Spreads on dollar bonds issued by many Chinese companies remain relatively stable even as economists…

Siobhan HodsonArticle published date: September 6, 2023

CreditSights’s Zeng on China’s credit market Bloomberg

CreditSights’s Zeng on China’s credit market

Zerlina Zeng, Senior Credit Analyst, discusses her outlook for China's credit and property markets.

Siobhan HodsonArticle published date: September 6, 2023

Country Garden avoids default again in relief for China property sector Straits Times

Country Garden avoids default again in relief for China property sector

Country Garden pulled from the brink of default for the second time in four days.

Siobhan HodsonArticle published date: September 5, 2023

Country Garden wins bond extension in relief for China’s property sector CNBC

Country Garden wins bond extension in relief for China’s property sector

Country Garden's creditors approved a plan to extend the maturity on a $540 million onshore…

Siobhan HodsonArticle published date: September 4, 2023

Regional banks ready a wave of bond issuance Bloomberg

Regional banks ready a wave of bond issuance

Regional banks are poised to return to the debt markets in the biggest wave since…

Siobhan HodsonArticle published date: September 2, 2023

Vedanta mulls refinancing plan IFR

Vedanta mulls refinancing plan

Vedanta Resources' U.S. dollar bonds fell last week on concerns over a potential restructuring.

Siobhan HodsonArticle published date: September 1, 2023

Property fears spook HK bonds IFR

Property fears spook HK bonds

Fears around the China property sector are spilling into Hong Kong.

Siobhan HodsonArticle published date: September 1, 2023

SBB’s bondholders suffer another confidence drop Bloomberg

SBB’s bondholders suffer another confidence drop

The Swedish property firm needs a combination of asset sales and sympathy from its bank…

Siobhan HodsonArticle published date: August 31, 2023

Analyst: Patient Hawaiian Electric bondholders may preserve principal Bond Buyer

Analyst: Patient Hawaiian Electric bondholders may preserve principal

Securities issued by Hawaiian Electric - including tax-exempt revenue bonds guaranteed by the company -…

Siobhan HodsonArticle published date: August 29, 2023

Bumpy ride for billionaire brothers who banked on Asda’s success the Guardian

Bumpy ride for billionaire brothers who banked on Asda’s success

Blackburn's Moshin and Zuber Issa took over the supermarket promising investment to make it the…

Siobhan HodsonArticle published date: August 26, 2023

Hawaii’s fire alarm for the normally safest of stocks Bloomberg

Hawaii’s fire alarm for the normally safest of stocks

Climate change is upending traditionally dependable regulated utilities.

Siobhan HodsonArticle published date: August 24, 2023

Treasury 10-year real yield tops 2% for the first time since 2009 BNN Bloomberg

Treasury 10-year real yield tops 2% for the first time since 2009

The U.S. bond market selloff resumed Monday, driving 10-year yields to a 16-year high.

Siobhan HodsonArticle published date: August 21, 2023

SMC can weather risks related to soaring capex, says Fitch unit Inquirer.net

SMC can weather risks related to soaring capex, says Fitch unit

CreditSights maintained its stable debt outlook for billionaire Ramon Ang-led SMC despite the conglomerate's soaring…

Siobhan HodsonArticle published date: August 21, 2023