4:35pm

Poll confusion lifts Italy’s borrowing costs

Rome raises €6.5bn at bond sale but yields highest since October

8:35pm

UK borrowing costs fall despite rating cuts

Long-term rate at lowest level this year

6:15pm

Investors sell off high-risk bonds

Spreads on high-yield credit default swaps hit 2013 high

Global Market Overview 4:02pm

Stocks advance after Bernanke balm

Treasuries also in favour after Fed chairman’s dovish testimony

From LEX 7:40pm

LBOs and bonds: animal antidote

Change of control clauses may offer only limited protection to investors

Feb 26, 2013

Italy’s borrowing costs jump after poll

Investors look to future bond auctions for measure of sentiment

Feb 26, 2013

Election jolt fractures fragile sentiment

Fears of rising anti-euro bias among Italian voters hit markets

From EQUITIES Feb 26, 2013

Singapore prices biggest IPO in two years

Mapletree offering priced at the top of range to raise $1.3bn

Feb 26, 2013

IFC issues landmark renminbi debt

World Bank arm sells first discount note to expand funding

Feb 26, 2013

Risk concerns raised over mortgage bonds

Moody’s and Fitch warn MBS bonds go beyond regulator’s limits

Global Market Overview Feb 25, 2013

Global sell-off on fears of Italian instability

Biggest one-day drop in S&P 500 since November

Chris Giles Chris Giles from GLOBAL ECONOMY Feb 25, 2013

Moody’s just one voice as City stays calm

Rating seen to be catching up with reality

Trading Post Feb 25, 2013

All eyes on Bernanke’s testimony

A big difficulty for traders is working out Treasuries reaction

Feb 25, 2013

Russia dominates dim sum bonds

Banks raise $482m through four offshore renminbi debt issues

Feb 24, 2013

Big corporate bond funds suffer sell-off

Exposure to M&G and Invesco funds cut amid liquidity crunch worry

From COMPANIES Feb 24, 2013

SMEs reluctant to follow corporate path

Tradeable debt ‘remains a mystery’

Feb 24, 2013

Outlook: Bernanke expected to smooth over divisions

Attention switches to manufacturing in Japan and US

From COMPANIES Feb 24, 2013

Asian banks win record share of debt deals

Eastern institutions more than double market share

From LEX Feb 23, 2013

UK downgrade: good news

All of the country’s problems are well documented

Feb 22, 2013

UK loses triple A credit rating

Moody’s action cites deteriorating outlook

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