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According to a new report, global sovereign debt is expected to climb to a whopping $71.6 trillion in 2022, while fresh borrowing is also anticipated to remain high, writes CNBC. In its second annual

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Bonds sold off and stocks seesawed in volatile trading after the Fed released a forecast for a slightly more aggressive series of rate hikes than expected.

Russia Fails To Pay Scheduled Interest On Dollar Bonds By Close Of Business In London Holders of Russian government dollar bonds with coupons due on Wednesday have not received confirmation of payment as of close of business in London , according to Reuters , raising fears that the Russian default we previewed last night - the first since 1998 - may be imminent (once the 30 day grace period expires). At issue are two dollar-denominated government bonds which have $117 million in interest due today. Failure to pay - or attempting to pay in rubles instead of dollars - would potentially place Russia in default by its creditors . As discussed last night, the bonds have a 30-day grace period, so creditors can''t officially declare default until April 15. Meanwhile, Russia is arguing that if it defaults it won''t be its fault but rather that of sanctions: "The possibility or impossibility of fulfilling our obligations in foreign currency does not depend on us," FinMin Anton Siluanov told Russia Today. "We have the money, we paid the payment, now the ball is on the side, first of all, of the American authorities." Earlier in the week, Siluanov indicated that the payment might end up being made in rubles because the central bank''s foreign currency accounts have been bocked by sanctions. "The payment arrived at the appropriate American bank, which is our foreign currency account holder," he told RIA, adding: "Currently the payment is being processed and so far we have had no statements on whether it has or hasn’t gone through.

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Historic default on $117m coupons would add to intense economic pressure on Moscow Russia-Ukraine war: latest updates What we know on day 21 Russia faced a crucial bond payment on Wednesday that could lead to the sanctions-racked country defaulting for the first time since 1998, and its first major international debt default since the Bolshevik revolution a century ago. Moscow was due to make $117m (£89.4m) interest payments, or coupons, to investors holding $2-denominated bonds. But with much of its foreign exchange reserves frozen by international sanctions, it may be unable to pay. Continue reading…

WASHINGTON, D.C.—The Philippines and the United States further deepened their cooperation in developing the former’s nuclear-energy program. This,…

Bumpy trading in U.S. bonds is raising concerns about potential liquidity problems, and some strategists say the central bank may need to take steps to help the market, possibly by lifting some regulatory constraints on banks.

In brief, accoording to to Fitch Ratings’ Sovereign Rating Criteria the payment in local currency of Russia’s US dollar Eurobond coupons due on 16 March would, if it were to occur, constitute a sovereign default, on expiry of the 30-day grace period. These are the first foreign-currency so

Ratings agencies say Russia is on the verge of defaulting on government bonds following its invasion of Ukraine, with billions of dollars owed to foreigners

Cash levels have surged to 5.9% and allocation to commodities at 33% - a record high, the survey showed. Allocation to global equities has slumped to the lowest levels since May 2020 but investors are ''very underweight'' bonds not stocks, said Bank of America. "Investors remain overweight stocks, not underweight; equity allocations are not at "recessionary" close-your-eyes-and-buy levels," said Bank of America.