Private Debt Defaults Accelerate; China’s Bon...

US companies with $770 billion in loans are hitting a wall as interest rates stay elevated, according to Davidson Kempner. “We’re in year three of what’s already the longest default cycle in 20 years,” Suzy Gibbons, the hedge fund’s head of research, tells Bloomberg News’ James C ...  Show more

A retail exodus from business-development companies has dragged their debt to levels that are starting to look attractive, according to MFS Investment Management. “Pressure for redemptions that they’re facing likely ends up creating some opportunities within the public credit mar ...  Show more

Watch Carol and Tim LIVE every day on YouTube: http://bit.ly/3vTiACF. Bloomberg News International Economics & Policy Correspondent Michael McKee reports on Federal Reserve officials earlier this month coalescing around a desire to hold interest rates higher for longer and “many” ...  Show more

As U.S. Public Debt continues to break records, should investors be concerned by the amount debt has risen? Or are there other, more influential factors at play?

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CNBC’s Brian Sullivan reports on the Fed and your money. U.S. stock futures slipped after the major averages suffered declines amid concerns of stubbornly high inflation metrics. St. Louis Federal Reserve President James Bullard said he backed a 50 basis point interest rate hi ...

There’s a big question over whether Russia will be able (or willing) to make payments on billions of dollars it’s borrowed from investors given its current situation. Not only does the country have a history of previous major defaults, but some of its outstanding bonds are also s ...  Show more