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Russia’s Rating Cut by Fitch, Seeing ‘Imminent’ Bond Default

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — The Venezuelan government freed at least one jailed American on Tuesday night as it seeks to improve relations with the Biden administration, which is looking to undercut support for Russia in Latin America. A nongovernmental group that tracks arbitrary detentions and another person familiar with the matter confirmed to The Associated Press the release of Gustavo Cardenas, one of six oil executives jailed for more than four years. The moved follows a secret weekend visit to Venezuela by senior Biden administration officials, including the top White House official on Latin America and the State Department’s top hostage negotiator. The release came hours after Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro signaled an interest in improving relations with the U.S. amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and concerns in the United States over rising gas prices. The State Department declined to comment Tuesday evening. But Cardenas''s release was confirmed by Foro Penal, a nongovernmental group, and by a person familiar with the matter who was not authorized to discuss the issue by name and spoke on condition of anonymity.

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In an arrangement similar to the bloc''s $2 trillion COVID rescue fund, the European Union has decided to jointly issue what Bloomberg dubbed "potentially massive" bond sales to finance an energy and defense fund to help the bloc maintain its resolve as its financial sanctions against Russia bite. According to Bloomberg, the proposal will be taken up during the EU leaders'' summit in Versailles, France, that''s set to begin on Thursday. However, the bloc''s leaders are still working out the details on how the debt sales would work and how much money…

Stocks Face More Swings on Jump in Oil; Bonds Drop: Markets Wrap

The latest effort to tighten legislation meant to lure the Washington Commanders to Virginia would limit the tax revenue that could be diverted to pay back stadium bonds to $350 million, plus financing expenses.

Japanese funds bought the largest amount of euro-denominated bonds in more than a year as yields soared amid low currency-hedging costs.

Outgoing head of OPEC Mohammad Barkindo met with U.S. shale producers Monday night in Houston and said both groups are aligned in how they see the challenges posed to the oil industry by underinvestment.

“Japan''s economy yet to recover fully from pandemic''s impact,” said Bank of Japan (BOJ) Governor Haruhiko Kuroda. BOJ Boss Kuroda also mentioned, per

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki shrugged off an idea of turning government bonds (JGBs) held by the central bank into perpetual bonds. Such an action would be tantamount to debt financing and it could trigger a spike in government bond yields, Suzuki told a parliament session. (Reporting by Leika Kihara and Tetsushi Kaj…

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March 08, 2022 8:44 AM NEW YORK (BLOOMBERG) - The odds of Russia making its foreign debt payments are diminishing as bond prices fall, recession in the nation looms and various payment restrictions pile up after the invasion of Ukraine, according to Morgan Stanley & Co.

While it is rare for sovereign debt to tumble to the single digits, Morgan Stanley said Russia’s bonds could get close

The UK’s relationship with Canada is a close one, as the Queen is also Canada’s head of state. But the Queen also has a friendly relationship with Canada’s Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, and she has known him since his childhood. On Monday March 7, the Queen was joined by Justin Trudeau in the Oak Room […] A look at Queen’s close bond with Justin Trudeau since the 1980s

It’s been a bleak stretch in the $4 trillion municipal-bond market, with returns slumping, retail investors dumping bonds and volatility giving issuers pause. But some portfolio managers are jumping into the fray.