By Randy Durig:We have long searched for a good fixed income investment opportunity in what is considered by some of financial industry's pundits to be one of the world's best currencies, the Singapore dollar. This week we target a medium term invest

May 17 (Reuters) - Moody's Investors Service said on Friday it raised St. Louis, Missouri's airport revenue bonds to A3 from Baa1, affecting $803 million of debt.

Price falls for both subordinated bonds and preference shares

LONDON (Reuters) - A drop in European takeovers has depressed global merger and acquisitions (M&A) activity so far this year, but bankers see activity picking up as a rally in stocks and bonds helps compensate for a prolonged euro-zone recession.

A drop in European takeovers has depressed global merger and acquisitions (M&A) activity so far this year, but bankers see activity picking up as a rally in stocks and bonds helps compensate for a prolonged euro-zone recession.

On one hand we have bad Hilsenrath sending mixed messages saying the Fed may taper sooner (with good Hilsenrath chiming in days later, adding it may be later after all), depending on whether HY bonds hit 4% YTM by EOD or mid next week at the latest.

LONDON, May 17 (Reuters) - German Bunds pared gains on Friday, following U.S. Treasuries lower as investors weighed whether the Federal Reserve was preparing to taper off its bond purchase programme...

ATHENS, May 17 (Reuters) - Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras has hailed kinder words from lenders and revived interest in the country's deeply-discounted bonds and stocks as a "Greekovery" to replace last year's "Grexit" catchphrase.

Gold has been getting crushed. It's almost back to its April lows. Japanese Government Bonds (JGB) have also been getting slammed lately, although yields are still incredibly low. We've been talking about why the gold decline is good news (it means a

(Corrects one-year swap rate to 7.09 from 7.10 in paragraph 4) STOCKS ----------------------- India's main share index ends up 0.19 percent, while the broader 50-share NSE index ends up 0.28 percent, rising to new 2-1/2 year high as continued hopes f

To Buy Bonds or Not to Buy: Fed Hawks, Doves Air Views (WSJ) The presidents of the Dallas, Richmond and Philadelphia Federal Reserve banks, long skeptics of the wisdom of the bond buying, said this week that they would like to see the purchases scale

MADRID, May 17 (Reuters) - Spain's Treasury said on Friday it would issue bonds due 2016, 2018, 2026 on Thursday, May 23.

Turkish bond yields have hit new lows as investors greeted Moody's increase in the country's credit rating to investment grade.

If interest rates rise even to more normalized levels, bond investors will suffer substantial capital losses, says noted investment expert Burton Malkiel, who suggests several alternative strategies using stocks and bonds.

Turkish stocks and bonds surged to record levels after Ankara secured its second investment grade credit rating, offering a substantial boost to a government that has long coveted an upgrade to increase institutional investment.

SINGAPORE, May 17 (IFR) - Sovereign bonds in the region ended higher as the few traders working marked up their spreadsheets to reflect gains in US Treasuries overnight.

FRANKFURT, May 17 (IFR) - Italy needs to change its covered bond law so that the country's banks can provide cheaper funding to the small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) that are the backbone of the economy, bankers said.

FRANKFURT, May 17 (IFR) - Italy needs to change its covered bond law so that the country's banks can provide cheaper funding to the small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) that are the backbone of...

FRANKFURT, May 17 (IFR) - Italy needs to change its covered bond law so that the country's banks can provide cheaper funding to the small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) that are the backbone of the economy, bankers said.

Here's more proof that the crisis in Europe is no longer about debt, but about the real economy. Even in Greece, there's been a gigantic rally in government debt. Check out the dropping yield on 10-year Greek bonds over the last 6 months, and in part

* Spain to auction bonds next week after solid syndication

TOKYO, May 17 (Reuters) - U.S. Treasuries were supported on Friday after a deluge of soft U.S. economic data helped the benchmark yield step away from two-month high hit earlier in the week.

* Minsheng slides after large investors sell convertible bonds

* Minsheng slides after large investors sell convertible bonds

* Minsheng slides after large investors sell convertible bonds

STOCKS ----------------------- India's main share index down 0.04 percent, while the broader 50-share NSE index down 0.07 percent, dragged lower by selling and pharma and banking shares. GOVERNMENT BONDS -------------------------------- The 10-year b

STOCKS ----------------------- India's main share index down 0.04 percent, while the broader 50-share NSE index down 0.07 percent, dragged lower by selling and pharma and banking shares. GOVERNMENT BONDS -------------------------------- The 10-year b

From the WSJ: To Buy Bonds or Not to Buy: Fed Hawks, Doves Air ViewsThe presidents of the Dallas, Richmond and Philadelphia Federal Reserve banks, long skeptics of the wisdom of the bond buying, said this week that they would like to see the purchase

By Kristen Hays and Francesca Landini HOUSTON/MILAN, May 16 (Reuters) - A trio of hawkish regional Federal Reserve officials are calling for the U.S. central bank to stop buying mortgage-backed bonds, citing the recent improvement in the housing mark

NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Turkish government bonds were upgraded one notch to Baa3 by Moody's Investors Service Thursday. That puts the nation back into the rating agency's investment-grade range for the first time since 1992, according to The Wall S

By Kristen Hays and Francesca Landini HOUSTON/MILAN, May 16 (Reuters) - A trio of hawkish regional Federal Reserve officials are calling for the U.S. central bank to stop buying mortgage-backed bonds, citing recent improvement in the housing market.

Warren Buffett bonds are no longer deemed as safe as a T-bills by the sages at Standard & Poor’s. Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. had its credit rating cut one notch to double-A by Standard & Poor’s, which cited the

NEW YORK, May 16 (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve bought $17.3 billion of agency mortgage-backed securities from May 9 through May 15, a tad less than the $17.8 billion it purchased last week, the New York Federal Reserve Bank said on Thursday.

NEW YORK, May 16 (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve bought $17.3 billion of agency mortgage-backed securities from May 9 through May 15, a tad less than the $17.8 billion it purchased last week, the New...

NEW YORK, May 16 (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve bought $17.3 billion of agency mortgage-backed securities from May 9 through May 15, a tad less than the $17.8 billion it purchased last week, the New York Federal Reserve Bank said on Thursday.

HOUSTON/MILAN (Reuters) - A trio of hawkish regional Federal Reserve officials are calling for the central bank to stop buying mortgage-backed bonds, citing recent improvement in the housing market.

A trio of hawkish regional Federal Reserve officials are calling for the central bank to stop buying mortgage-backed bonds, citing recent improvement in the housing market.

  Bill Gross, who manages the world’s largest bond fund, has indicated that the 30+ year old super cycle bull market in bonds has ended. This is very bad news for the markets.   First and foremost, if bonds fall, rates will increase.

A trio of hawkish regional Federal Reserve officials are calling for the U.S. central bank to stop buying mortgage-backed bonds, citing recent improvement in the housing market.

HOUSTON/MILAN, May 16 (Reuters) - A trio of hawkish regional Federal Reserve officials are calling for the U.S. central bank to stop buying mortgage-backed bonds, citing recent improvement in the...

LONDON, May 16 (IFR) - The scheme that French banks are working on to help boost SME funding will fuse technology from different, and often opposed corners of the capital markets.

Dish Network raised $2.6 billion through a sale of junk bonds to back a $25.5 billion takeover bid for Sprint Nextel, a deal whose status is far from certain.

This morning's slew of bad ecpnomic data is being followed by a relatively modest sell-off in the markets. The Dow is down 11 points, the S&P 500 is down just 2 points. Treasuries, however, are rallying as it appears money is seeking safety. More

The S&P 500 has managed to get back into the green; VIX is back above 13%; and 10Y yields are down 4bps... 'new normal'       

  

Investors' desire for yield is spurring a flurry of issuance of corporate bonds, and borrowing costs have narrowed between companies in northern Europe and the deeply indebted south. The rally is vulnerable because it relies on moves by central banks

S&P 500 futures are tumbling and Treasuries are catching a bid in the wake of three weaker-than-expected economic data releases that all came out at 8:30 AM ET. S&P 500 futures are trading around 1651 versus levels around 1656.5 prior to the

STOCKS ----------------------- India's main share index ended up 0.17 percent, while the broader 50-share NSE index closed up 0.38 percent, with the NSE index at a 2-1/2 year high, as lenders continued their rally on expectations of early rate cuts b

The yield on 10-year bonds has climbed nearly 40 basis points on better labour data and concern the Federal Reserve may reduce its bond buying