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Currency controls will not curb crisis in Argentina

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ARGENTINA

The surprisingly ample victory of opposition candidate Alberto Fernandez over President Mauricio Macri in the August 11 presidential primaries triggered a currency run and a sharp…

Opportunity opens for new Greek government bond issues

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GREECE

Greek debt’s improving attractiveness.

Greek recovery will attract institutional investors

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GREECE

The new issue’s main purpose was to build up a benchmark yield curve to facilitate the sovereign’s future access to capital markets and, ultimately, pave the way for the broader…

Clouds are building over Italy’s debt sustainability

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ITALY

Italian debt sustainability.

Private credit will grow as an alternative asset class

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INTERNATIONAL

In the current low-interest-rate environment, private debt and other alternative assets have become a key part of investors’ portfolios given their attractive risk-adjusted…

More negative-yield bonds raise euro-area bank risks

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INTERNATIONAL

Negative yields.

Russia will hope to escape US sanctions on debt

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RUSSIA

Moscow is looking to its ruble bonds rather than global markets or sovereign reserves for funding its fiscal needs, so will view possible sanctions on domestic debt with…

Argentine debt talks will be tense as doubts persist

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ARGENTINA

Speaking before Congress on February 13, Guzman said Argentina had the willingness but not the ability to repay debt. He proposed a gradual path to a balanced budget, to be…

Debt distress to far outgrow global mitigation efforts

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INTERNATIONAL

The debt problem is more serious, and the tools available to deal with it less developed, than often assumed. To develop plans to deal with debt problems, the international…

Eventual US rate rises may force budget spending cuts

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UNITED STATES

US debt dynamics.