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Sales tax backing shields Chicago transit deal from ridership woes Bond Buyer

Sales tax backing shields Chicago transit deal from ridership woes

“If recent crime headlines cause the new CTA bonds to come cheaper, long-term investors should…

Maria AcevedoArticle published date: March 22, 2022

Airbus to buy carbon credits from Occidental’s low-carbon unit S&P Global

Airbus to buy carbon credits from Occidental’s low-carbon unit

The project's timing coincides with the deployment of federal infrastructure spending on climate change, credit…

Maria AcevedoArticle published date: March 21, 2022

AMC’s Reach for a Pot of Gold Is Bad News for Its Bonds MarketWatch

AMC’s Reach for a Pot of Gold Is Bad News for Its Bonds

AMC Entertainment Holding’ “bizarre”—in the words of one analyst—plan to acquire a large stake in precious-metals…

Maria AcevedoArticle published date: March 16, 2022

Puerto Rico Is Out of Bankruptcy After a $22 Billion Debt Exchange BNN Bloomberg

Puerto Rico Is Out of Bankruptcy After a $22 Billion Debt Exchange

For the municipal-bond market, Puerto Rico’s debt exchange means there will now be billions of…

Maria AcevedoArticle published date: March 15, 2022

Michigan universities’ century bond deals offer risk needle for the market Bond Buyer

Michigan universities’ century bond deals offer risk needle for the market

Recent university century bond deals will serve as a bellwether check going forward to gauge…

Maria AcevedoArticle published date: March 14, 2022

Led by UST, municipals sell off, moving yields to highest since March 2020 Bond Buyer

Led by UST, municipals sell off, moving yields to highest since March 2020

Last week was a busy trading week. The total amount of par value traded was…

Maria AcevedoArticle published date: March 14, 2022

Interest rates, inflation could crimp utilities’ spending plans S&P Global

Interest rates, inflation could crimp utilities’ spending plans

Bond analysts at CreditSights also noted regulators may not be as willing to approve "record level capex…

Maria AcevedoArticle published date: March 11, 2022

University of Michigan Sells Record-Sized College 100-Year Bond BNN Bloomberg

University of Michigan Sells Record-Sized College 100-Year Bond

“UMich is a stronger credit, but of course it’s a much bigger tranche size,” said…

Maria AcevedoArticle published date: March 11, 2022

Worry Over Russian Airplane Seizures Pressures One Corner of the Bond Market MarketWatch

Worry Over Russian Airplane Seizures Pressures One Corner of the Bond Market

More than 500 jets had been leased to Russian airlines when war broke out, according to several…

Maria AcevedoArticle published date: March 10, 2022

China scrambles to prevent property pandemonium The Economist

China scrambles to prevent property pandemonium

Analysts still have big questions on developers’ true levels of cash and debt. Many are…

Maria AcevedoArticle published date: March 5, 2022

Bond Buyer: Miami-Dade County reports progress in adapting to sea level rise Bond Buyer

Bond Buyer: Miami-Dade County reports progress in adapting to sea level rise

Market research firm CreditSights in a report last week said that risks to municipal governments…

creditsightsArticle published date: March 2, 2022

Munis at Risk of Rough March Bloomberg

Munis at Risk of Rough March

The amount of cash investors will receive from municipal bond payments in the next three…

creditsightsArticle published date: February 25, 2022

Russia Sanctions Put $41 Billion of Default Insurance at Risk BNN Bloomberg

Russia Sanctions Put $41 Billion of Default Insurance at Risk

“If harsher sanctions are implemented that prohibit holding all existing Russian sovereign debt, this could…

Maria AcevedoArticle published date: March 2, 2022

Miami-Dade County reports progress in adapting to sea level rise Bond Buyer

Miami-Dade County reports progress in adapting to sea level rise

A new report from CreditSights Inc. noted that risks will only increase for coastal issuers of…

Maria AcevedoArticle published date: March 2, 2022

China scrambles to prevent property pandemonium The Economist

China scrambles to prevent property pandemonium

If more cities follow, developers may avoid facing up to the reality that household demand…

Maria AcevedoArticle published date: February 28, 2022

Russia faces greater threat from Greta Thunberg than western sanctions, economist suggests Independent

Russia faces greater threat from Greta Thunberg than western sanctions, economist suggests

“This isn’t shut off, this is restricted access,” said Tomas Hirst, credit strategist at CreditSights. “As…

Maria AcevedoArticle published date: February 27, 2022

Global Banks Lose Juicy Fees as China Junk Bond Drought Drags On BNN Bloomberg

Global Banks Lose Juicy Fees as China Junk Bond Drought Drags On

“It’s difficult to replicate the loss of high-yield issuance,” said CreditSights analyst Pramod Shenoi.

Maria AcevedoArticle published date: February 27, 2022

Munis at Risk of Rough March as Tax Season Seen Spurring Sales BNN Bloomberg

Munis at Risk of Rough March as Tax Season Seen Spurring Sales

The amount of cash investors will receive from municipal bond payments in the next three…

Maria AcevedoArticle published date: February 25, 2022

Macro; Rating Changes; New Issues; Talking Heads; Top Gainers and Losers BondEValue

Macro; Rating Changes; New Issues; Talking Heads; Top Gainers and Losers

“We’ve already hit the all-time low point in yields in both investment grade and high…

Maria AcevedoArticle published date: February 24, 2022

Junk-Bond Market Reawakens After Nearly Two-Week Deal Drought BNN Bloomberg

Junk-Bond Market Reawakens After Nearly Two-Week Deal Drought

And while the risk premium in junk is rising and returns have been negative this…

Maria AcevedoArticle published date: February 23, 2022