Sovereign bonds
Risk Europe: S&P slammed for linking Greece, Portugal downgrades to ESM
Eurozone bail-out vehicle doesn't hurt existing bondholders, EC official argues
Risk Europe: 'Humble' Basel Committee open to liquidity rule changes
The Basel Committee's Stefan Walter says door is open to changing LCR and NSFR - but it's not open wide
Sovereign risk weights under threat
Weight gain
Triple threat to sovereign default-risk-free status
European policymakers and regulators are considering dramatic changes to the capital treatment for government bonds
Thai linker issue pushed back to end of June
Mandate may be awarded to mix of foreign and local banks, PDMO official says
Yen interbank funding market calm as government bond yields retrace
The reduced scale of hedge fund carry trade activities compared with previous crises such as the collapse of Lehman Brothers in 2008 has reined in potential increases in the yen libor rate and short-end JGBs.
Moody’s Portugal downgrade sparks further speculation of bailout
Moody’s cuts Portugal’s credit rating by two notches to A3 on weaker growth prospects; analyst says bailout expected in coming months
ECB’s Bini Smaghi proposes single eurozone bond issuing agency
European Central Bank executive board member Lorenzo Bini Smaghi backs proposals for single eurozone government bond issuer; says agency could pave the way for a single European bond
Relative value opportunities remain in Europe’s periphery, says BlackRock’s Krautzberger
March is crunch time for peripheral Europe, but region offers relative value trades, says co-head of European fixed income at BlackRock.
Rate me up, before you go-go: Caveat Lector column
Rate me up, before you go-go
Bank amends collateral rules for sovereign debt
Revisions adjust ‘narrow’ and ‘wide’ bands for eligible collateral; change is for liquidity reasons
Credit traders count cost of Xover versus long financials unwind
Trading talk: February 2011
Euro peripherals mull exchange deals: Gary Jenkins column
Chop and exchange
Markit offers exposure to emerging markets sovereign debt
Markit offers exposure to emerging markets sovereign debt
European government borrowing to 9.2% decline in 2011, says Fitch
A new report from Fitch Ratings suggests Europe's public finances are on the mend, reducing pressure to borrow in 2011
Portugal succeeds at auction but fails to sway analysts
Portugal sells $1.6 billion worth of government debt at auction, but commentators remain wary of fundamentals
Senior financial debt holders on alert for forced haircuts
Haircut horrors
SNB rejects Irish debt as collateral
Swiss National Bank excludes Irish sovereign debt and that of some Irish banks from list of collateral eligible for open market operations
In conversation with...Luke Spajic, Pimco
The head of European credit portfolio management at Pimco talks to Credit's Alex Monro about the ongoing Eurozone crisis, and the likely investment themes for 2011.
EFSF's Frankel: guarantees are "enough for the time being"
European leaders endorse EFSF model, as facility gears up for debut issuance of up to €5 billion
Ireland crisis ratchets up fears of further peripheral Eurozone woes
Contagion spreads: The Ireland effect
France public debt levels start to make credit investors twitchy
Is France losing its pluck?
Risk Italia Rankings 2010
A twist in the tail
Banks moving to build liquidity ahead of Basel III
Building up buffers