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The Week That Was (15 – 22 January, 2024)
US primary markets continued to stay busy, with $54.6bn in new deals last week vs. $27.9bn a week prior to that. IG issuers racked up $46.2bn in deals led by JPMorgan and Wells Fargo's $8.5bn and $8bn four-trancher deals each. HY issuers accounted for $8.3bn of the...
Huarong and Other Asset Managers Downgraded by Moody’s
Amid rating downgrades across Chinese asset managers by Moody's, China Huarong was downgraded to Ba1 from Baa3. Similarly, China Cinda AMC was cut to Baa1 from A3, China Orient AMC was cut to Baa2 from A3 and China Great Wall AMC to Baa3 from Baa1. Following the...
Treasury Yields Trudge Lower
US Treasury yields broadly trudged lower on Friday with the 10Y down 4bp, while the 2Y moved 3bp higher. The University of Michigan’s consumer sentiment index rose 9.1 points, the biggest monthly advance since 2005, to 78.8. The was the highest reading since July...
Macy’s Rejects $5.8bn Acquisition Offer
Macy's rejected a $5.8bn acquisition bid offer from Arkhouse Management Co. and Brigade Capital Management. As reported earlier, the offer was made to the company in December. On Sunday, Arkhouse threatened to take its offer to shareholders if Macys didn't step up the...
Kenya Raises $210mn of Funding from Pan-African Lender
Kenya raised $210mn in funding from pan-African lender, Trade & Development Bank (TDB) on Friday. This funding is in addition to the $941mn funding which was approved by the IMF last week. Kenya is expecting additional funds from the World Bank and African...
Shui On’s Dollar Bonds Drop 3-4 Points
Shui On's dollar bonds were among the biggest losers, having dropped 3-4 points across the curve. While there was no specific news attributable to the move yet, its bonds have been falling over the last two days. Chinese property developers' dollar bonds have again...
Lufthansa Upgraded to IG-Status at Baa3 by Moody’s
Lufthansa was upgraded to Baa3 from Ba1 by Moody's. The rating agency also upgraded the ratings of Lufthansa's senior unsecured debt to Baa3. The upgrade action follows the strong operating performance achieved by the company last year. The company achieved an...
Treasury Yields Tick Higher
US Treasury yields continued to tick higher, with the 10Y up 7bp and 2Y up 3bp. Atlanta Fed President Raphael Bostic urged the Fed to proceed cautiously towards interest-rate cuts given the potential economic impact of unpredictable events, including elections and...
Unifin Files Debt Restructuring Deal
Unifin Financiera filed a debt restructuring deal in a Mexican bankruptcy court last week which is currently under consideration by the judge. The judge must approve the plan before January 28 for the court to process the deal. According to the plan, which was...
