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Bond Girl Ursula Andress’ $23 Million Fortune Once ‘Fraudulently Misappropriated’ Was Allegedly Found
Ursula Andress, best known as the original Bond girl in the first James Bond film Dr. No, was allegedly swindled out of millions of…
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Global bond sales reach US$1 trillion at their fastest pace ever
More than 40% of this year’s volume consists of bonds sold by governments, the data show Global publicly syndicated bond issuance has…
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Aramco raises US$4 billion in first bond sale of year
Saudi Arabia’s budget remains heavily dependent on oil revenue as the kingdom pursues an ambitious modernisation drive Saudi Aramco priced…
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Asian equities hold ground as Japan bond jitters ease, after Wall Street slide
Spillover from Japan’s debt market moves appear limited as regional investors turn to policy signals from Davos Asian equity markets…
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Asian equities hold ground as Japan bond jitters ease; Wall Street up in early trade
Spillover from Japan’s debt market moves appear limited as regional investors turn to policy signals from Davos Asian equity markets…
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Major US banks gear up for bond sales as Trump turns up pressure
The biggest US banks usually borrow in the investment-grade bond market soon after posting earnings Wall Street is about to embark on its…
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Singapore Exchange proposes bond futures for India, South-east Asia
THE Singapore Exchange (SGX) held multiple calls with treasury officials from global banks about introducing futures tied to some Asian…
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JD.com weighs raising 10 billion yuan in debut dim sum bond sale
Dim sum bonds are attractive to some Chinese tech firms because of their lower financing costs JD.COM is considering its first dim sum…
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World’s worst bond market faces another big supply shock
A major driver in the increase in net supply is the central bank’s slowdown in buying Japan’s government bond market is set for another…
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Temasek-backed Clifford Capital prices US$1 billion government-guaranteed bond offering
Issue draws robust subscription; the three-year and five-year tranches carry coupons of 3.852% and 4.037%, respectively…
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BOJ cuts monthly bond purchase amount by 400 billion yen
The Bank of Japan on Friday (Dec 26) announced a 400 billion yen (S$3.28 billion) reduction in its monthly bond purchases, continuing its…
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India’s RBI to inject 2 trillion rupees via fresh bond buys, US$10 billion in FX swap
This is to offset the cash drain from its US dollar sales in the currency market to support a weakening rupee India’s central bank…
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Ringgit rally, fiscal strength fuel Malaysia’s bond momentum
Malaysia’s improving fiscal outlook, moderating inflation and resilient currency are enhancing the appeal of its bonds, positioning them…
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First Look: Zero Bond Unveils Renderings of Its New Wynn Las Vegas Members Club
Zero Bond, the New York members-only club, is expanding west with a more than 15,000-square-foot space at Wynn Las Vegas. Opening in early…
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Asian markets rise as US rate cut bets temper Japan bond unease
Stocks rose on Tuesday (Dec 2) following the previous day’s stutter as more weak US data helped solidify US interest rate cut optimism and…
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BofA Tower gets Chicago’s biggest mortgage bond deal since Covid
A mortgage loan for Chicago’s Bank of America (BOA) Tower is being refinanced with US$700 million in bonds, a rare bright spot for the…
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Amazon seeks US$12 billion from first US bond sale in three years
Amazon.com is seeking to raise about US$12 billion through a debt offering – its first such deal in US dollars in about three years – amid…
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Nomura said to probe if profits inflated at India bond desk
Nomura Holdings is investigating its India fixed-income business, asking senior officials in its rates division to determine whether…
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L’Oréal starts three-part euro bond sale for Kering Beauté deal
The Kering Beauté acquisition marked the latest in a string of deals for the beauty giant L’Oréal is selling at least 1.5 billion euros…
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Hong Kong extends digital bond ambitions with 3rd offering
City looking to sell digital green bonds denominated in US dollars, Hong Kong dollars, euros and offshore yuan HONG Kong is marketing a…
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AirAsia plans up to US$600 million bond to cut borrowing cost: sources
The Malaysian budget carrier operator is targeting a coupon rate of below 10% for the proposed note AirAsia Aviation Group plans to raise…
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China's central bank to resume bond trading on open market
China’s 10-year government bond yield fell sharply by 2 basis points following comments by PBOC governor China’s central bank will resume…
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Meituan seeks to raise US$3 billion in dual-currency bond sale
The company operates online platforms for food delivery and other consumer products Meituan plans to raise around US$3 billion in what…
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Indonesia launches 6 billion yuan dim sum bond, to be listed on SGX
The bond offers yields of 2.5% on five-year notes and 2.9% on the 10-year tranche Indonesia has launched its debut offshore…