Europe has a growth problem: the International Monetary Fund has warned of a three-speed world economy, with the eurozone losing further ground to the United States and emerging economies.

The trading of government bonds would be rendered uneconomic and pensioners would find their savings hit under proposals for a Europe-wide financial transactions tax, according to one of the financial ...

The trading of government bonds would be rendered uneconomic and pensioners would find their savings hit under proposals for a Europe-wide financial transactions tax, according to one of the financial ...

Monetarists across the world have warned that the International Monetary Fund and the Bank for International Settlements are making an historic error by calling for a withdrawal of emergency stimulus before ...

(Reuters) - The beginning of the end of the Federal Reserve's massive bond-buying program might come sooner than many investors think if recent gains in the U.S. labour market do not prove fleeting. Much ...

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on April 10, 2013 in New York City. US stocks resumed their upward push Friday with both the Dow and S&P 500 closing at new all-time highs following ...

Prices for U.S. Treasuries fell on Friday after data showed consumers grew more optimistic in May and an index of leading indicators pointed to economic growth ahead. U.S. consumer sentiment rebounded ...

Prices for U.S. Treasuries fell on Friday after data showed consumers grew more optimistic in May and an index of leading indicators pointed to economic growth ahead. U.S. consumer sentiment rebounded ...

By Danielle Robinson and Joy Ferguson NEW YORK, May 17 - If anyone needed evidence that parts of the high-yield bond market no longer offer protection against rising interest rates, then they received ...

The Obama administration on Friday notified Congress it was prepared to take a series of steps to free up about $260 billion so it can keep paying the nation's bills once a temporary suspension in the ...

Some of the Co-op bank’s bonds yielded 17pc following a credit rating downgrade. Richard Evans looks at the risks.

Prices for U.S. Treasuries fell on Friday after data showed consumers were more optimistic than expected in May, although uncertainty about whether the Federal Reserve is preparing to slow its asset purchases ...

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 ...

Prices for U.S. Treasuries slid on Friday after data showed a brighter-than-expected consumer outlook in May, although yields were range bound as investors remained uncertain about whether the Federal ...

The world's major central banks may be shifting their tone subtly from "whatever it takes" to "we can only do so much". Financial markets supercharged this year by the extraordinary ...

Prices for U.S. Treasuries added to losses on Friday after data showed consumers had a brighter-than-expected outlook in May. U.S. consumer sentiment rebounded in early May to the highest in nearly six ...

By Aimee Donnellan LONDON, May 17 - Why would a Swiss bank selling what appears to be a vanilla Tier 2 CoCo bond need 13 lead managers? Distribution? Sound advice from a wide range of industry experts? ...

ATHENS (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 ...

Prices for U.S. Treasuries drifted lower on Friday after rallying in the previous two sessions as investors weighed whether the Federal Reserve is preparing to taper its asset purchases, even as weak economic ...

LONDON (Reuters) - UK pension funds are dipping a toe into the specialist market for high yielding but risky bank loans in an effort to offset poor returns in their traditional investment portfolios. After ...

By David Brett LONDON (Reuters) - European shares lifted off lows on Friday while the dollar held near a 10-month high against a basket of currencies as investors considered the prospect the Federal Reserve ...

By Michael Gambale May 17 - This has been the fourth busiest week of the year for high-grade volume with just over USD36.5bn priced, as both investment-grade and high-yield issuance - largely driven by ...

* Sponsors seeking leeway embrace high yield FRNs * CLO backstop waning as reinvestment periods end * Cov-lite loans could trump FRNs' flexibility By Robert Smith LONDON, May 17 - High yield floating rate ...

Following are terms and conditions of a bond priced on Friday. Borrower Unicredit Bank AG Issue Amount 100 million euro Maturity Date May 22, 2015 Coupon 0.625 pct Issue price Par Reoffer price Par Yield ...

Shares in Italian cooperative lender Banco Popolare are up over 3 percent reaching 78-day highs, boosted by lower government bond spreads and a delay in European bank stress tests. "The stock is benefitting ...

May 17(Reuters) -Following are terms and conditions of a bond priced on Friday. Borrower Freight Links Express Holdings Ltd Issue Amount S$100 million Maturity Date May 29, 2017 Coupon 4.60 pct Issue price ...

TOKYO (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan is expected to stand pat on monetary policy next week despite jitters over the recent jump in bond yields, hoping it can stem the volatility by fine-tuning market operations. ...

Japan’s economy has roared back to life as the radical reflation policies of premier Shinzo Abe drive a surge of consumer spending, but fears are growing that the tumbling yen could set off a broader Asian ...

U.S. Treasuries prices rose on Thursday after data on housing, jobs, prices and manufacturing raised questions about the U.S. economy's strength and made it look more likely that the Federal Reserve would ...

The following were the yield and basis point (bp) movements of some of the most-watched 10-year bonds this afternoon:

By Clara Ferreira-Marques and Emma Farge LONDON/ZUG, Switzerland (Reuters) - A shareholder coup at newly merged commodities group Glencore Xstrata ousted its chairman and all former Xstrata directors on ...

Following are terms and conditions of a bond priced on Thursday. Borrower European Bank for Reconstruction and Development Issue Amount $1.25 billion Maturity Date September 17, 2018 Coupon 1.0 pct Reoffer ...

U.S. Treasuries prices rose on Thursday after data raised questions about the strength of the U.S. economy, including the struggling labor market, fueling speculation the Federal Reserve will keep its ...