ECB to cut rates twice this year? Will the European Central Bank really slash rates twice as EU debt worries grow?ExodusPoint’s Dan Bulega says the ECB will cut rates twice in 2025, betting on a sharp policy shift as eurozone inflation drops to 2.5% and...
13 Nov, 2025, 12.07 AM IST
EU must follow law in using frozen Russian assets to help Ukraine, ECB President Christine Lagarde saysECB President Christine Lagarde said that any EU decision on using frozen Russian state assets for Ukraine must adhere to international law...
07 Oct, 2025, 07.08 AM IST
Rishi Sunak lays out plans for UK's 'world-first' Green Savings Bonds"We're giving the public the opportunity to invest in the government's green initiatives through NS&I's (National Savings and Investments b...
01 Jul, 2021, 06.11 PM IST
How will EU ban on 10 banks from bond sales impact markets and banks?Banks from all corners of the world are affected: U.S. lenders JPMorgan Chase & Co., Citigroup Inc. and Bank of America Corp. as well as Br...
17 Jun, 2021, 10.25 PM IST
How will EU ban on 10 banks from bond sales impact markets and banks?How long will the ban last? No timeline has been given. EU Budget Commissioner Johannes Hahn said the commission would work through informa...
17 Jun, 2021, 01.11 PM IST
The next 'safe' asset? EU joint bond markets spring to lifeThe EU market, with just 54 billion euros outstanding at the start of this year, is expected to grow exponentially in coming years to fund ...
09 Dec, 2020, 05.08 PM IST
Sovereign perpetual bonds: An idea whose time has comePerpetual bonds are a standard instrument in the kitty of capital markets today.
05 May, 2020, 03.12 PM IST
Beijing picks London for first yuan-bond outside ChinaBeijing issued a bond worth 3.0 billion renminbi (RMB) (USD 460 million, 400 millions euros), the Treasury said in a statement.
27 May, 2016, 02.50 AM IST
- Key EU summit in Brussels to begin today
Beginning Thursday, European leaders will meet at a crucial EU summit, the third since October 2008, to deliberate on how to contain the de...
28 Jun, 2012, 03.06 AM IST
ICICI Bank repays $750-million bonds, skips costly refinanceInternational investors are demanding higher rates as the European sovereign crisis has heightened risk-aversion among EU banks, one of the...
14 Jan, 2012, 07.51 AM IST
- EU talks with banks on Greece seen deadlocked
European Union talks with banks on bondholder losses as part of a second Greek rescue package are deadlocked and have been suspended, an EU...
27 Oct, 2011, 03.08 AM IST
- China minister warns EU debt crisis could turn 'chronic'
China's commerce minister has warned that measures being taken in Europe to fix the sovereign debt crisis were "turning an acute disease in...
24 Dec, 2010, 10.33 AM IST
- China emerges as potential saviour for crisis-hit Europe
Beijing has vowed to support European countries struggling under mountains of debt by buying their government bonds.
23 Dec, 2010, 05.30 PM IST
- Investors fight EU sovereign default mechanism
Investors dumped Irish and Portuguese bonds, heightening speculation that the countries might soon have to follow Greece in seeking an EU b...
15 Nov, 2010, 12.55 PM IST
- Beijing backs stable euro
China supports a stable euro and won’t reduce its holdings of European bonds, underlining the strengthening ties with the European Union, P...
04 Oct, 2010, 02.20 AM IST
Brady bonds for the eurozoneInstead of piling onto bad debts, the EU stabilisation fund could be used to collateralise new par bonds.
18 Sep, 2010, 05.42 AM IST
- Stress tests may undermine probable losses
European stress tests on 91 of the region’s biggest banks drew criticism from analysts who said regulators are underestimating probable los...
09 Jul, 2010, 04.12 AM IST