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Trump buying quite a bit of long duration muni bonds. (Alongside 2026 maturities) Take it for what it is worth. https://t.co/uxQqkbOa2v — Mr. VIX (@yieldsearcher) November 22, 2025 U.S. President Donald Trump bought at least $82 million in corporate and municipal bonds from late August to early October including new investments in sectors benefiting from …
Saudi Aramco has initiated its first dollar bond sale in three years. The oil-rich kingdom’s state-owned company is seeking to raise at least $3 billion, with the possibility of increasing the size based on investor demand. The debt offering includes three tranches with maturities of 10, 30, and 40 years. Initial pricing thoughts indicate spreads of approximately 140, 180, and 195 …
Junk bond and leveraged loan issuers have cut ttheir 2024-2026 maturity wall by 40% from a year ago, according to BOA estimates. "This episode represents one of the most aggressive instances of maturity extension in the history of leveraged finance." pic.twitter.com/HFuzx9GpjO — Tracy Alloway (@tracyalloway) March 22, 2024 Back in the days after the 2008 …
via commercialobserver: Properties and mortgage notes securing nearly $600 million in outstanding CMBS debt were auctioned from January through mid-June 2023, based on CRED iQ’s observations of impending losses for investors. Sales through an auction can take a couple of months to close, and sale transactions can be delayed or even fail to close after a …