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Analysts question integrity of new Puerto Rico bonds without legislative OK Bond Buyer

Analysts question integrity of new Puerto Rico bonds without legislative OK

“The key point is the island’s willingness to pay,” said John Ceffalio, senior municipals strategist…

Maria AcevedoArticle published date: August 9, 2021

Auto loans are getting easier to come by Axios

Auto loans are getting easier to come by

"Banks aren't just giving loans to anyone," says Jesse Rosenthal, an analyst at CreditSights.

Maria AcevedoArticle published date: August 9, 2021

Intel tests investor support for new chip development plan Nasdaq

Intel tests investor support for new chip development plan

"Intel’s capex needs are ramping with the company pouring more investment dollars into leading-edge process…

Maria AcevedoArticle published date: August 10, 2021

AMC bonds rally in secondary after earnings Nasdaq

AMC bonds rally in secondary after earnings

"We continue to believe that AMC will focus on retiring debt at a discount, and…

Maria AcevedoArticle published date: August 10, 2021

Massive Dixie Wildfire To Strain California Fire Fund ZeroHedge

Massive Dixie Wildfire To Strain California Fire Fund

Andy DeVries, a utility analyst for CreditSights, said, "all it takes right now is one…

Maria AcevedoArticle published date: August 10, 2021

Institutions take center stage in taxable trade Bond Buyer

Institutions take center stage in taxable trade

Years ago, it seemed like it used to be if a taxable muni was not…

Maria AcevedoArticle published date: August 11, 2021

Apple’s new debt deal could mean more shareholder rewards after blowout earnings MarketWatchGlobal Capital

Apple’s new debt deal could mean more shareholder rewards after blowout earnings

“We expect Apple AAPL, -0.84% to use the proceeds for shareholder returns and to a lesser extent debt…

Maria AcevedoArticle published date: July 30, 2021

New York paper leads heavier new-issue week Bond Buyer

New York paper leads heavier new-issue week

"We reiterate our market underperform on New York City's General Obligation bonds (Aa2/AA/AA-) because current…

Maria AcevedoArticle published date: August 13, 2021

PSEG targets cleaner, clearer growth with fossil fleet sale S&P Global

PSEG targets cleaner, clearer growth with fossil fleet sale

CreditSights analyst Andrew DeVries noted the impairment change is "mostly related to three of the plants…

Maria AcevedoArticle published date: August 12, 2021

Puerto Rico Oversight Board FY2021 revenue projection off by 33% Bond Buyer

Puerto Rico Oversight Board FY2021 revenue projection off by 33%

CreditSights Senior Municipals Analyst John Ceffalio said, “It is encouraging to see Puerto Rico’s strong FY2021…

Maria AcevedoArticle published date: August 17, 2021

HDFC Bank Looks Abroad for Risky Bond Sale After India Clampdown BNN Bloomberg

HDFC Bank Looks Abroad for Risky Bond Sale After India Clampdown

“We expect further issuance from Indian banks given that the domestic market for AT1 issuance…

Maria AcevedoArticle published date: August 18, 2021

PRASA successfully refunds 2012 bonds Bond Buyer

PRASA successfully refunds 2012 bonds

“PRASA and the Oversight Board wanted to save money for ratepayers and to demonstrate they…

Maria AcevedoArticle published date: August 18, 2021

Baidu sells $1b of bonds amid China tech crackdown The Standard

Baidu sells $1b of bonds amid China tech crackdown

Based on Baidu’s outstanding bonds, CreditSights analysts including Joel Liauw estimated in a report that…

Maria AcevedoArticle published date: August 19, 2021

Public facilities, environmental facilities categories lead first-half growth Bond Buyer

Public facilities, environmental facilities categories lead first-half growth

“Within education, college and university borrowing had the largest decline in par amount issued," said CreditSights senior…

Maria AcevedoArticle published date: August 23, 2021

South Carolina’s Santee Cooper utility to sell $427 million of bonds Bond Buyer

South Carolina’s Santee Cooper utility to sell $427 million of bonds

“We are placing a market outperform recommendation on Santee Cooper's bonds,” according to a report…

Maria AcevedoArticle published date: August 24, 2021

Hochul takes office and faces the glare Bond Buyer

Hochul takes office and faces the glare

The transition should not affect state credit, though, said John Ceffalio, senior research analyst for…

Maria AcevedoArticle published date: August 24, 2021

Chinese Property Titan Teeters as Investor Confidence Fades Wall Street Journal

Chinese Property Titan Teeters as Investor Confidence Fades

“Evergrande’s weak liquidity position is the reason why we’ve seen so much volatility. Investors are…

Maria AcevedoArticle published date: July 27, 2021

Democrats Eye Penalties for Utilities That Miss Climate Targets Bloomberg

Democrats Eye Penalties for Utilities That Miss Climate Targets

“Overall it is very positive for utilities,”said Andy DeVries, a utility analyst for CreditSights Inc. “If…

Maria AcevedoArticle published date: July 15, 2021

Convention center and sports agency deals ride Illinois rating tailwind Bond Buyer

Convention center and sports agency deals ride Illinois rating tailwind

“We have placed a market outperform rating on Met Pier bonds, and we reiterate our…

Maria AcevedoArticle published date: July 13, 2021

Interest rates on oil, gas junk bonds tumble as commodity prices improve – S&P S&P Global

Interest rates on oil, gas junk bonds tumble as commodity prices improve – S&P

Restrained capital spending combined with the healing powers of higher oil and natural gas prices…

Maria AcevedoArticle published date: July 14, 2021