by bondevalue | Nov 16, 2018 | Financial News, Interest Rate Trends, U.S. Treasury Yield
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...
by bondevalue | Nov 2, 2018 | Financial News, Sovereign Bonds
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...
by bondevalue | Oct 29, 2018 | Credit Ratings, Financial News, Sovereigns
In more sovereign ratings news, Standard and Poor’s affirmed the United Kingdom’s long-term foreign currency debt rating “AA” last week. The rating agency said in their statement that the negative outlook placed on the ratings reflects the risk...
by bondevalue | Oct 25, 2018 | Credit Ratings, Financial News, Sovereign Bonds, Sovereigns
Moody’s Investors Service cut Italy’s credit rating by one notch to ‘Baa3’ from ‘Baa2’, with a stable outlook, one level above junk. This moves comes amid concerns about the sovereign’s fiscal strength and stalled plans for structural...
by bondevalue | Oct 21, 2018 | Financial News, Sovereign Bonds
Egypt may issue in Japanese yen and Chinese yuan for the first time in the early part of 2019, to further diversify its funding sources and boost foreign fund inflows, according to Finance minister Mohamed Maait. The Asian bonds are planned as part of other...
by bondevalue | Oct 17, 2018 | Financial News, Singapore Dollar Bonds
Temasek, the Singapore government-linked investment company, is selling S$200 million of 5-year bonds in its first public bond offering for retail investors. Rated Aaa by Moody’s and AAA by S&P, in line with the credit ratings of Temasek, the T2023-S$ bond...
