In a significant development, US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said, the United States does not have the legal authority to seize frozen assets of the Russian central bank following its invasion of Ukraine. She also said, it is likely that… Read More ›
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Russia averts sovereign bond default
As per a source familiar with the situation at hand, Russia has made payments towards sovereign bonds which were due this week, which was received by JPMorgan which processed it and made an onwards credit to Citi. With this Moscow has… Read More ›
Chinese real estate market in dire straits
All is not well with China’s economy. Cash-strapped Chinese developers are scrambling to negotiate new terms with their bondholders to avoid defaults, with Yuzhou Group and the Shimao Group being the latest case in point of Chinese developers seeking extensions on their… Read More ›
China Evergrande Group’s shares fall after it fails to pay offshore coupons
China Evergrande Group’s shares tumbled on Thursday after the crisis-hit real estate developer failed to pay offshore coupons due earlier this week. Evergrande, whose $19 billion in international bonds are in cross-default after missing a deadline to pay coupons earlier… Read More ›