Harriet Clarfelt

Falling government bond yields loosen the tight financial conditions policymakers want to create

Rating agency says move reflects drastic rise in Treasury yields and ‘political divisions’

Investor interest in debt yielding about 9.6% comes after UBS received $36bn of demand last week

Inflows into corporate bond funds on track for highest total since July 2020

This week’s rally in global bond markets has shattered investors’ months-long assumption that interest rates in the US and elsewhere will remain higher for longer.

Bond to be listed on Luxembourg Stock Exchange with expected AAA rating

About $10bn of loans have been refinanced in public markets as conditions improve due to rate cuts being on the horizon

While base case remains reduction in borrowing costs, options market shows a 20% probability of increase

In March 2022, the US Federal Reserve began a campaign of aggressive interest rate rises. It was intended to combat spiralling inflation Upgrade

First-half activity boosted by companies bringing forward deals to avoid pre-election market volatility