You Searched For "pandemic bonds" and got 19 results
Sort By:
2 mins read
Coronavirus triggers $133 million worth of the World Bank's pandemic bonds, releasing aid to developing nations hammered by the outbreak
The bonds' triggers were too strict to release aid when it was needed most, a former World Bank eco…
Ben Winck
2 mins read
Investors have plowed $151 billion into coronavirus bonds in a rush to stem pandemic damage
Coronavirus bonds are somewhat murky assets, as they aren't tied to specific criteria and funds' us…
Ben Winck
2 mins read
The World Bank abandoned plans to launch a fresh set of pandemic bonds for developing countries after widespread criticism
When the coronavirus began to spread around the world in April, the bank triggered roughly $133 mil…
Shalini Nagarajan
4 mins read
An inside look at the debate around pandemic bonds, which have $425 million hinging on how deadly the coronavirus ends up being
While the World Bank touts the debt as an efficient way to connect financial markets with epidemic …
Ben Winck
2 mins read
ECB slows pace of pandemic bond purchases after inflation jumps to decade high
The ECB is one of many central banks around grappling not only with strong inflation, but also the …
Harry Robertson
1 min read
Coronavirus outbreak: Kerala finance minister moots 'pandemic bonds' to tide over financial woes
"Chief Minister (Pinarai Vijayan) is writing to the Prime Minster seeking his intervention in allo…
PTI
4 mins read
Covid-19: Allow states to directly borrow from RBI, says Kerala FM Thomas Isaac
While noting that the state government would be going to the market for raising a lower amount, Is…
PTI
1 min read
US companies sold stock at the fastest rate ever in May as markets rallied
Public US companies in 2020 have sold more than $120 billion of new shares, the highest since 2015,…
Carmen Reinicke
2 mins read
'The greatest disconnect in history': An investor who called the coronavirus sell-off warns of 2 market crashes this year
"It looks like bonds collapse first before stocks," investor Michael Gayed said in an interview wit…
Theron Mohamed
1 min read
Student loan startup CommonBond is quietly winding down operations after the pandemic's interest and payment pause massively hit its core business
CommonBond, which originated and refinanced student loans, exited that business in June and had piv…
Emilia David
2 mins read
Bond market volatility is as high as it was in the 2008 financial crisis as the Fed accelerates the runoff of its $9 trillion balance sheet
If the Fed sticks to its targets, its balance sheet should decline by $1 trillion in both 2023 and …
Matthew Fox
2 mins read
'Bond King' Jeff Gundlach is 'frustrated' by government bailouts of companies that piled on debt to fund share buybacks
The billionaire boss of DoubleLine Capital called for bailouts to be labeled "hate speech" last wee…
Theron Mohamed
2 mins read
'This is what a kleptocracy looks like': Billionaire investor Chamath Palihapitiya blasted the Fed for buying foreign companies' bonds
"All it does is move the markets higher and distracts us from what's actually happening to Main St …
Theron Mohamed
2 mins read
Ray Dalio says investors would be 'pretty crazy to hold bonds' right now as central banks continue to print money
Because central banks around the world are easing monetary policy and printing money, that changes …
Carmen Reinicke
2 mins read
Bank of America raises $1 billion in a corporate bond offering to help health industry fight pandemic
Bank of America sold fixed-to-floating rate bonds to finance investments aimed at improving social …
Saloni Sardana
1 min read
Bill Ackman reportedly made nearly $4 billion from $200 million in pandemic-related bets — and here are his next moves
The CEO of Pershing Square Capital Management is now betting on Netflix stock and higher interest r…
Isabelle Lee
1 min read
US business debt surged a record 19% in the first quarter as companies braced for economic fallout
A jump in loans and corporate bond issuance pushed total US nonfinancial business debt to $16.8 tri…
Carmen Reinicke
2 mins read
Bond vigilantes will punish free-spending world politicians in 'epic clash' next year after notching key victories, market expert says
"Taking on the bond vigilantes is mostly a losing battle but that won't stop many politicians from …
Aruni Soni
2 mins read
The world's largest money manager says now is the time to buy stocks
BlackRock updated its estimated change in five-year price returns for various asset classes followi…