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Sun, 12 Feb 2012 18:59:03 GMT Mon, 13 Feb 2012 16:27:50 GMT client.support@ft.com (Client Support) 15 Newspapers http://www.ft.com/rss/markets/capital-markets http://im.media.ft.com/m/img/rss/RSS_Default_Image.gif http://www.ft.com/markets/capital-markets http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/7d8fcc90-5576-11e1-b66d-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links/rss/markets_capital-markets/feed//product Companies labelled ‘walking dead’ by some investors have gained renewed access to funds as buyers flock to the highest-yielding assets Sun, 12 Feb 2012 18:59:03 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/7d8fcc90-5576-11e1-b66d-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links/rss/markets_capital-markets/feed//product 7d8fcc90-5576-11e1-b66d-00144feabdc0 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/b061c6fc-5579-11e1-9d95-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links/rss/markets_capital-markets/feed//product While the markets may be slightly less jumpy at the moment, one great uncertainty remains: whether we face inflation or deflation Sun, 12 Feb 2012 17:25:31 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/b061c6fc-5579-11e1-9d95-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links/rss/markets_capital-markets/feed//product b061c6fc-5579-11e1-9d95-00144feabdc0 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/8b3ed0b2-5589-11e1-b66d-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links/rss/markets_capital-markets/feed//product The planned R$1.45bn IPO of the start-up Brasil Travel was pulled after investors balked at its lack of record and unusual structure Sun, 12 Feb 2012 16:21:56 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/8b3ed0b2-5589-11e1-b66d-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links/rss/markets_capital-markets/feed//product 8b3ed0b2-5589-11e1-b66d-00144feabdc0 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/cbdf0702-5428-11e1-bacb-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links/rss/markets_capital-markets/feed//product Standard & Poor’s cuts credit ratings of Italian institutions citing concerns over ability to finance given the broader problems facing Italy Fri, 10 Feb 2012 21:37:40 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/cbdf0702-5428-11e1-bacb-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links/rss/markets_capital-markets/feed//product cbdf0702-5428-11e1-bacb-00144feabdc0 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/bc9b603a-53db-11e1-9eac-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links/rss/markets_capital-markets/feed//product For those young enough, there is safety in the long term but those too old to wait around need help hedging against the risk that things go wrong in short run Fri, 10 Feb 2012 20:44:47 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/bc9b603a-53db-11e1-9eac-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links/rss/markets_capital-markets/feed//product bc9b603a-53db-11e1-9eac-00144feabdc0 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/bb9ff18a-532e-11e1-8aa1-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links/rss/markets_capital-markets/feed//product Electricity has become the stamping-ground not only of utilities and merchants but of hedge funds, proprietary traders and Wall Street banks Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:27:22 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/bb9ff18a-532e-11e1-8aa1-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links/rss/markets_capital-markets/feed//product bb9ff18a-532e-11e1-8aa1-00144feabdc0 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/3d447b98-533e-11e1-aafd-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links/rss/markets_capital-markets/feed//product Too often the quarry slips away for lack of evidence or of quotable sources, or because PR officials are waving libel laws in our face Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:08:33 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/3d447b98-533e-11e1-aafd-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links/rss/markets_capital-markets/feed//product 3d447b98-533e-11e1-aafd-00144feabdc0 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/2984460c-5333-11e1-950d-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links/rss/markets_capital-markets/feed//product Market fails to benefit from broader surge that would normally spur an uptick in initial public offerings Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:07:20 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/2984460c-5333-11e1-950d-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links/rss/markets_capital-markets/feed//product 2984460c-5333-11e1-950d-00144feabdc0 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/1af1bf52-5095-11e1-8cdb-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links/rss/markets_capital-markets/feed//product While yields look likely to climb they are still much lower than bond yields on the Chinese mainland and there are reasons for caution Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:25:42 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/1af1bf52-5095-11e1-8cdb-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links/rss/markets_capital-markets/feed//product 1af1bf52-5095-11e1-8cdb-00144feabdc0 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a8a08f84-5281-11e1-ae2c-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links/rss/markets_capital-markets/feed//product The investment bank has snapped up billions of dollars of bundled mortgage debt once owned by AIG in a high-profile bet on the recovery of “toxic” assets Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:14:31 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a8a08f84-5281-11e1-ae2c-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links/rss/markets_capital-markets/feed//product a8a08f84-5281-11e1-ae2c-00144feabdc0 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/66e4cba8-526a-11e1-a155-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links/rss/markets_capital-markets/feed//product The cost of eurozone interbank lending has fallen to its lowest level in 12 months thanks to the ECB’s liquidity injection Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:39:43 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/66e4cba8-526a-11e1-a155-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links/rss/markets_capital-markets/feed//product 66e4cba8-526a-11e1-a155-00144feabdc0 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/19dd22a6-525b-11e1-a155-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links/rss/markets_capital-markets/feed//product A €489bn cash injection by the ECB to eurozone banks in December has helped to thaw corporate bond markets Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:09:18 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/19dd22a6-525b-11e1-a155-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links/rss/markets_capital-markets/feed//product 19dd22a6-525b-11e1-a155-00144feabdc0 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/2d606962-526c-11e1-a155-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links/rss/markets_capital-markets/feed//product As the spread between Italian and German bonds narrows, Monti may have restored credibility but some wonder if it is enough Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:00:33 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/2d606962-526c-11e1-a155-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links/rss/markets_capital-markets/feed//product 2d606962-526c-11e1-a155-00144feabdc0 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ba5d72e8-51b7-11e1-a30c-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links/rss/markets_capital-markets/feed//product While uncertainty about Greece persists, investors have been snapping up a wave of bond issues from Italy, Ireland and Spain Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:55:23 GMT 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bf2b5e92-50be-11e1-8cdb-00144feabdc0 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e6ea9e94-4e8d-11e1-ada2-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links/rss/markets_capital-markets/feed//product Banks increased their holdings of collateralised mortgage obligations by $82bn in the first nine months of 2011 spurred by low interest rates Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:07:16 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e6ea9e94-4e8d-11e1-ada2-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links/rss/markets_capital-markets/feed//product e6ea9e94-4e8d-11e1-ada2-00144feabdc0 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/87da8ccc-50ca-11e1-ab40-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links/rss/markets_capital-markets/feed//product Issuance has rallied but regulatory constraints – such as Basel III and the ‘Volcker rule’ – have hit proprietary trading desks Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:14:07 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/87da8ccc-50ca-11e1-ab40-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links/rss/markets_capital-markets/feed//product 87da8ccc-50ca-11e1-ab40-00144feabdc0 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/cd964024-4dac-11e1-bb6c-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links/rss/markets_capital-markets/feed//product A new electronic high-yield bond platform, owned by a small independent company called Vega-Chi, aims to cut out the banking middleman Tue, 07 Feb 2012 01:53:24 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/cd964024-4dac-11e1-bb6c-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links/rss/markets_capital-markets/feed//product cd964024-4dac-11e1-bb6c-00144feabdc0 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0cae2d84-4e99-11e1-ada2-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links/rss/markets_capital-markets/feed//product Lenders appear to be becoming less amenable to extending company loans when they hit a sticky patch, which could see a surge in corporate failures Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:30:36 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0cae2d84-4e99-11e1-ada2-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links/rss/markets_capital-markets/feed//product 0cae2d84-4e99-11e1-ada2-00144feabdc0