Posts Tagged ‘bonds’

Fitch Releases Report on DeSoto Independent School District (TX) Unltd Tax Rfdg Bonds
AUSTIN, Texas—-Fitch Ratings has published a report on DeSoto Independent School District’s unlimited tax refunding bonds. The report is available at ‘www.fitchratings.com’.

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RANsquawk European Morning Briefing – Stocks, Bonds, FX etc. – 13/07/10
A Chinese credit rating agency downgraded the U.S. sovereign debt rating to AA with a negative outlook, along with other major Western nations, while slamming its Western counterparts.

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Correction: Fitch Rates Minneapolis-St. Paul Metro Airports Commission’s $147MM Bonds ‘AA-’
NEW YORK—-

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Fitch Affirms Mackinaw Power’s Sr Bonds at ‘BBB-’ & Mackinaw Power Holdings’ Term Loan at ‘BB-’
CHICAGO—-Fitch Ratings affirms the ‘BBB-’ rating on Mackinaw Power, LLC’s $288.9 million senior secured bonds , and affirms the ‘BB-’ rating on Mackinaw Power Holdings, LLC’s $147 million senior secured term loan .

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EU to Extend Government Guarantees on Bank Bonds Beyond June 30
May 14 (Bloomberg) — European finance ministers plan to extend the program under which banks can sell government- guaranteed bonds beyond June 30, forcing lenders to provide more information and pay extra to sell the debt, according to a draft of the proposals.

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Fitch Rates Rhode Island’s $144.7MM GO Bonds ‘AA’; Outlook Negative
NEW YORK—-Fitch Ratings assigns an ‘AA’ rating to the following State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations’ general obligation bonds:

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Pimco Says Avoid Long-Term Japan Bonds as Debt Grows (Update1)
April 29 (Bloomberg) — Pacific Investment Management Co., which runs the world’s largest mutual fund , said investors should avoid long maturity Japanese government bonds because the nation has too much debt.

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Fitch Rates BayCare Health System (Florida) 2010 Rev Bonds ‘AA-’; Outlook Stable
NEW YORK—-Fitch Ratings has assigned an ‘AA-’ underlying rating on the expected issuance of approximately $196 million of City of Tampa health system revenue bonds series 2010. The bonds are expected to be issued as fixed rate bonds and will be used to refund the majority of BayCare Health System’s outstanding series 1998A bonds.

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Check out the companies before you buy their bonds
Q: What are good ways to find out if a company, which has sold bonds, will be able to pay the money back?

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Japan’s Bonds Complete Weekly Gain as Yields Attract Investors
April 2 (Bloomberg) — Japan’s bonds completed a weekly advance, snapping four weeks of losses, as yields near the highest since November lured investors seeking to build positions for the financial year that started yesterday.

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