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Corporate bonds

  • Tuesday, 5 May, 2026
    Bankruptcy
    US bankruptcy fights are heading to London

    The use of foreign venues is the new frontier for debt restructurings at American companies

    Sujeet Indap
    London skyline with Canary Wharf’s cluster of modern skyscrapers in the distance and the river Thames winding through the city.
  • Saturday, 2 May, 2026
    Spirit Airlines Inc
    Spirit Airlines winds down operations after bailout talks founder

    Trump said US would only proceed with rescue for bankrupt budget carrier ‘if it’s a good deal’

    A Spirit Airlines airplane painted bright yellow with large black ‘spirit’ lettering on the runway at an airport.
  • Saturday, 25 April, 2026
    Artificial intelligence
    Investors push for higher yield on $14bn of Oracle-backed data centre debt

    Huge bond offering comes amid concerns over tech giant’s debt load and recent flood of AI-related issuance

    Rendering shows several large, rectangular data centre buildings surrounded by parking lots, ponds, and green fields in a rural landscape.
  • Friday, 24 April, 2026
    Chinese business & finance
    Goldman leads record renminbi borrowing by US banks

    Bank joins ‘frenzy’ as China’s low interest rates draw in more foreign issuers

    A person holds several Chinese yuan banknotes while standing in a line at a currency exchange, with others waiting nearby.
  • Tuesday, 21 April, 2026
    Private credit
    Private credit faces strain as borrowing costs edge higher

    Bond investors and banks are seeking greater premiums on new financing as a precaution before lending

    A person talks on the phone while walking past the New York Stock Exchange building, with two American flags displayed.
  • Tuesday, 21 April, 2026
    Sotheby's Inc
    Sotheby’s strikes $100mn debt deal with KKR backed by auction fees

    Borrowing facility adds another layer of debt to auction house owned by billionaire Patrick Drahi

    Andy Warhol's ‘Shot Orange Marilyn’ (1964) displayed on a gallery wall at Sotheby's, with visitors viewing nearby artwork.
  • Friday, 17 April, 2026
    US Treasury bonds
    US’s status as lowest-cost dollar borrower challenged as investors shun Trump risk

    Concerns over erratic White House policymaking have driven investors to ‘very stable’ development bank issuers

    The White House illuminated at night with the Washington Monument and Jefferson Memorial visible in the background.
  • Sunday, 12 April, 2026
    Aston Martin
    Aston Martin shares and bonds sink to record lows over cash crunch fears

    One credit investor says it is unclear who will be luxury-car maker’s latest ‘white knight’

    Close-up of the Aston Martin logo and lettering on the rear of a silver Vantage sports car.
  • Friday, 10 April, 2026
    African economy
    African governments turn to complex derivatives as debt costs rise

    Critics say growing use of total return swaps is piling on risks for cash-strapped countries and their creditors

    View of Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial centre
  • Friday, 3 April, 2026
    Bonds
    Credit investors flee to safety, pulling nearly $14bn from junk bonds this year

    AI disruption and war in the Middle East send market towards Treasuries and investment-grade debt

    Several people, including children, walk past the US Treasury building behind a black iron fence on a sunny day.
  • Tuesday, 31 March, 2026
    High yield bonds
    Alphaville. FT Alphaville’s toy Collateralised Whatever Obligations

    The FTAV Credit Explainer Part II: Securitisation Boogaloo

  • Friday, 27 March, 2026
    Markets
    Corporate bonds are the new stocks

    Plus, the defence of private credit

    Katie Martin
    Premium content
    A row of black and white dominoes falling diagonally across a surface divided into light and dark blue sections.
  • Friday, 27 March, 2026
    Private credit
    Alphaville. Everything you always wanted to know about credit (but were afraid to ask)

    To pay or not to pay, that is the question

  • Wednesday, 25 March, 2026
    Bonds
    Companies speed up debt raising plans amid market volatility

    Corporates try to take advantage of market rebounds rather than risk further turbulence or US midterm elections

    A trader on the New York Stock Exchange floor looks at monitors displaying red and green stock data.
  • Tuesday, 24 March, 2026
    Electronic Arts Inc
    Investors snap up debt to finance Electronic Arts’ $55bn take-private

    Bond deals tied to acquisition of video game maker show appetite for risky debt despite geopolitical tumult

    A large stage with a red and white EA logo displayed on a screen before the EA Play event.
  • Friday, 20 March, 2026
    Private credit
    How insurers’ private credit binge is fuelled by black-box feeder funds

    Rated note feeders attract favourable capital treatment, transforming stakes in private markets funds into top-rated bonds

    An illustration showing a stylized upward arrow, a hand reaching towards it over a bar graphs and part of a US $100 bill in the background
  • Wednesday, 18 March, 2026
    Electronic Arts Inc
    Banks prepare to offload $18bn in debt tied to EA take-private deal

    Blockbuster junk bond and loan offering will test investor appetite at a time of heightened nerves over AI disruptions

    Electronic Arts video games "FC 25" and "Madden NFL 25" for Xbox are displayed in security cases on a store shelf at Target.
  • Thursday, 12 March, 2026
    High yield bonds
    Lex. Senior loans, like airport lounges, are losing their elite status

    First-lien is not so special any more due to changes in leveraged finance markets

    Tables and chairs are arranged in an airport lounge, with large windows overlooking the tarmac and aeroplanes.
  • Thursday, 12 March, 2026
    Private credit
    Investment fund questions valuations in Blue Owl’s private credit portfolio

    Glendon Capital Management says debts are marked higher than similar publicly traded securities

    Blue Owl signage and logo on a stone wall outside the Seagram Building, with two people walking down nearby steps.
  • Wednesday, 11 March, 2026
    Salesforce.com Inc
    Investors demand steep concessions in Salesforce’s $25bn bond deal

    Software group sold debt at significant premium in borrowing costs in sign of Wall Street jitters over AI disruption

    Salesforce Tower sign with raised metallic letters on an office building exterior, photographed from a low angle.
  • Tuesday, 10 March, 2026
    Amazon.com
    Amazon leads record US corporate borrowing rush with nearly $50bn bond sales

    Total issuance tops $65bn on Tuesday as companies take advantage of calmer markets

    The Amazon logo appears twice, with one version on a digital device in the foreground and a larger version blurred in the background.
  • Monday, 9 March, 2026
    Insurance
    Largest backer of UK water companies shuns sector amid struggles

    US insurer Assured Guaranty has amassed $15bn of exposure to British utilities

    Many of the largest UK water companies are heavily indebted
  • Friday, 6 March, 2026
    Private credit
    Alphaville. European private credit borrowers don’t go bankrupt

    Or at least, extremely rarely

  • Thursday, 26 February, 2026
    Private credit
    Alphaville. Maybe corporate credit is just boring and fine

    The case for going long complacency

  • Wednesday, 25 February, 2026
    Private credit
    Alphaville. Catastrophising credit?

    Or time to panic

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