6:59pm

Access to junk bond market revives LBOs

‘Walking dead’ companies get new access to funds

Tony Jackson 5:25pm

The inflation versus deflation riddle

The need to defend against both outcomes

4:21pm

Brazilian equities still await revival

IPO of Brasil Travel pulled amid scepticism on valuation

From COMPANIES Feb 10, 2012

S&P downgrades ratings of 34 Italian banks

Move defies ECB efforts to extend financial support

John Authers Feb 10, 2012

Hedgehopper’s guide to living with inflation

Safety is in short supply and expensive

Feb 9, 2012

Electricity price gyrations boost power trading

Hedge funds, prop traders and banks seek opportunities

Gillian Tett Feb 9, 2012

Bank lending probe lights up dark financial corners

Interbank borrowing rates are a case in point

From EQUITIES Feb 9, 2012

Turbulent start for new equity issues

Benefits from broader surge lacking amid cautious mood

Feb 9, 2012

Offshore renminbi market set to lure issuers

Heavy supply and tight liquidity will cause yields to rise

Feb 8, 2012

Goldman in $6.2bn toxic asset deal

NY Fed makes progress in selling AIG portfolio

Feb 8, 2012

ECB action lowers euribor rates

Cost of lending between eurozone banks at 12-month low

Feb 8, 2012

Debt investors regain appetite for Europe’s periphery

ECB measures have helped thaw corporate bond markets

From GLOBAL ECONOMY Feb 8, 2012

Investors debate Italy’s changing fortunes

Monti succeeds in restoring some credibility

Feb 8, 2012

Investors lured back to periphery debt

Investors snap up wave of bond issues from Italy, Ireland and Spain

Feb 8, 2012

Cost of ‘tail risk’ protection to soar

New regulations make hedging against extreme events pricier

Markets Insight Feb 8, 2012

Watch out as sovereigns eye company cash piles

Corporates face surpluses being put to work to ease public strains

Feb 7, 2012

US banks snap up bundled mortgage products

Low rates spur billion-dollar take-up of CMOs

Feb 7, 2012

US dealers desert corporate bond market

Issuance has rallied but regulatory constraints hit prop traders

From FT TRADING ROOM Feb 7, 2012

Brokers face new threat in high-yield trading

Vega-Chi to launch subordinated bond trading venue

From COMPANIES Feb 6, 2012

European companies face uncertain future

Less amenable lenders may augur rise in corporate failures

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