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JPMorgan eyes $7 bn from US bond sale
JPMorgan Chase & Co. plans to raise at least $7 billion from an investment-grade bond sale, according to people familiar with the matter.
Japan's benchmark bond yield jumps to 29-year high as US-Iran talks collapse
Japanese bond yields sink on new portfolio demand, Iran war optimism
Hedge Funds Chase yen strength plays on intervention fears
Hedge fund demand for dollar-yen options that profit from a decline in the pair has increased after the currency moved past 160, amplifying intervention rhetoric from Japan’s Ministry of Finance.
US Treasury to consult with insurance regulators on private credit lenders, sources say
Washington: The U.S. Treasury Department is expected to convene in coming weeks the first of a series of meetings with domestic and international insurance regulators about recent developments in jittery private credit markets, two sources familiar with the plans told Reuters.
Japanese bond yields surge on inflation concerns, BOJ signals
PE funds continue to stay upbeat on UAE despite West Asia conflict
Goldman pitches hedge funds on strategies to bet against corporate loans, FT reports
Investment banking giant Goldman Sachs has pitched hedge funds on strategies to short corporate loans, the Financial Times reported on Monday, citing people familiar with the matter.
Ship Insurance Costs Triple after US Torpedo Attack
Strait of Hormuz crisis: Insurers cancel policies, raise war risk premiums on ships after Israel strikes on Iran-Report
Insurers have moved to cancel policies and sharply raise premiums for vessels travelling through the Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz following the US and Israeli attacks on Iran, according to a report.
Hedge Funds, Banks Forced Into Contingency Mode in the UAE
As missiles and drones flew over the United Arab Emirates, traders and Wall Street executives who’ve flocked to the Gulf in recent years found themselves confronting a threat few expected to materialize in a country that had pitched itself as the region’s safest hub.
FS KKR Private Credit Fund Sinks on Dividend Cut, Bad Loans
A private credit fund jointly managed by Future Standard and KKR & Co. plunged after cutting its dividend more than forecast, as earnings declined amid lower interest rates and losses from troubled investments.
PE dry spell now worse than 2008 crisis: Bain
Private equity returned fewer profits to investors for a fourth straight year as the industry sat on $3.8 trillion of unsold assets and struggled to raise money for new funds. Distributions as a percentage of net asset value remained at 14% last year — the second-lowest level since the depths of the 2008 financial crisis, according to a new report from Bain & Co. And the duration of the rut is even more severe than what private equity firms faced then.
Hedge funds that piled into US bitcoin funds are first to exit
India gives one month extension to four Russian insurers
Insurers face rising losses as civil unrest grows in wealthy nations
A category of insurance risk that hardly existed a little over a decade ago has morphed into a meaningful source of losses for the industry.
European bond yields steady as metals rout grips markets
Japan's super-long bond yields rise after speculation swirls over new Fed chair
FDIC clears way for Ford, General Motors to set up industrial banks
European bonds find their footing as Japanese market calms
Vietnam raises $496 mln in government bond auction
Japan bond yields surge to records as election stokes fiscal concerns; stocks and yen fall
Japan's bond yields hit near 30-year highs on BOJ rate-hike bets
Benchmark Japan bond yields extend steepest annual surge since 1994
Japan 2-year bond yield rises after tepid auction demand
Japan's 10-year bond yield hits 1999 high as BOJ hikes rates; tech drives Nikkei rally
Fed’s year-end liquidity push calms US bond markets ahead of seasonal funding pressure
Vietnam raises $514 mln in government bond auction, highest in 6 months
Vietnam raises $302 million in government bond auction
Japanese investors turn net buyers of foreign bonds in November