The Latest Breaking News from Bonds

With four banks down in the US and Europe and at least several more wobbling, we’re currently in the throes of the worst banking strife since 2007-08. Aggressive interest rate hikes have meant that banks are sitting on hefty losses on their portfolios of government bonds – some US$2 trillion…

Superannuation has proved its stability in troubled times with the average balanced fund making a gain of 1 per cent while shares fell.

Lloyd’s of London plunged to an £800 million loss for 2022 it revealed today after big payouts relating to the war in Ukraine and Hurricane Ian in the US came alongside a drop in the value of its investment portfolio.

PIMCO's exposure now runs into the billions, a source familiar with the matter said.

Following an increase in interest rates, new start ups, old tech companies and SVB are facing hard times, says banking lecturer Maurizio Fiaschetti

Incarcerated conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar on Wednesday wrote a letter to the Director General of Prisons, seeking permission to contribute a demand draft of Rs 5.11 crore from him towards the welfare of inmates and their families who are not able to pay for their bail bonds and are lodged in…

There has been a lot of talk about the risk of financial contagion following the collapse of California’s Silicon Valley Bank. Perhaps too much talk.

The capabilities of quantum computing have been rapidly developing over the last decade, and are expected to mature over the next. By 2030, in fact, the industry widely expects commercial quantum computing offerings to be available in the mainstream. While the business use cases of quantum computing are being contemplated,…

Despite last year’s upheaval, many investors are sticking with long-term plans and tightening their budgets instead of moving money out of stocks and bonds.