Bonds

Fixed Income | 20 Apr 16

Saudi Arabia is poised to tap the international loan market for the first time to raise $10bn (£7bn, €8.8bn) to help fill a huge budget deficit caused by the dramatic fall in oil prices, and may also issue a debut global bond, according to bankers cited in several media reports.

Europe | 14 Apr 16

European investors reduced their high yield bonds holdings by a net €12bn last winter. But the arrival of spring is heralding a change in sentiment.

Macro Views | 24 Mar 16

Worldwide assets in open-ended funds were €36.9trn (£29.2trn, $41.3trn) at the end of 2015, having outperformed every quarter in 2014, according to the European Fund and Asset Management Association (Efama).

Fixed Income | 21 Mar 16

Money has poured into high yield bond funds at a rare pace over the past month but is this a sound move based on merit, or a case of return-starved investors clutching at straws?

Emerging Markets | 16 Mar 16

Investors are fleeing from emerging market debt, and optimism for any recovery in the near term is low, particularly for local currency government bonds.