AB InBev Downgraded by Moody’s as it Struggles to Decrease Massive Debt Load
Anheuser-Busch InBev NV's senior unsecured debt ratings have been cut by Moody's to 'Baa1' from 'A3', putting the world's largest beermaker 3 steps from junk. AB InBev's liabilities had dramatically increased in part due to its 2016 acquisition of SABMiller. The...
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The Fed Might Slow the Pace of Rate Hikes in 2019
Fed Governor Lael Brainard, speaking on the last day before officials enter a blackout period for public comment ahead of their 18-19 December meeting, reiterated an argument for more gradual rate hikes in the "near term", a message that her colleagues have also...
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What is The Yield Curve Inversion and Should it Cause Panic?
The yield curve between the 2-year and 5-year U.S. Treasury inverted on Tuesday, causing some panic amongst investors, as an inverted yield curve has traditionally been the bond market's signal of a recession. The market fears that a yield curve inversion would mean...
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5 Things to Understand Before Investing in Bonds
For an investor looking to invest in bonds for the first time, navigating the bond market could be tricky because of the varied terms used to describe the characteristics of any given bond. Clearly understanding these terms might help investors analyse bonds more...
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India’s Yes Bank Bonds Fall Sharply Following Moody’s Cut to Junk Status
Yes Bank Ltd. saw its dollar bonds tumble by a record amount after Moody’s Investors Service cut its credit ratings to sub-invesment grade level. The issuer's foreign currency issuer rating was downgraded to "Ba1" from "Baa3", and its outlook changed to negative....
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Lippo Karawaci Troubles Send Jitters Through Singapore Dollar Bond Market
PT Lippo Karawaci, the Indonesian property developer controlled by South-east Asia's billionaire Riady family, has been the subject of a bribery inquiry, sending jitters reverberating through the Singapore dollar bond market. Last month, the Indonesian home of Lippo...
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Fed Chairman Highlights Possible Rate Pause After Only Two in 2019
Last week at the Dallas Fed, Chairman Jerome Powell, while generally upbeat about the U.S. economic outlook, laid out a scenario for pausing in the central bank’s trajectory of interest rate hikes sometime in 2019 by highlighting potential headwinds to the country's...
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Bond Yields – Explained
A bond’s yield or return is one of the key things that investors assess when evaluating the quality of a bond investment. However, there are many ways in which bond yields are expressed, making it difficult for an investor to understand and compare the target returns...
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Debut Green Bonds from The Netherlands Planned for 2019
The Netherlands is expected to be the first triple A-rated country to issue green bonds, when the sovereign completes its debut transaction next year. Government expenses of 3.5 to 5 billion euros or US$4 to US$5.8 billion could qualify as green, to be used in...
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