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Outgoing Italian prime minister Mario Monti. Investors are awaiting the outcome of an Italian election that could trigger a sell-off in stocks and bonds. Markets braced for Italy result
  • Bonds
  • February 25, 2013, 00:00

Investors are awaiting the outcome of an Italian election that could trigger a sell-off in stocks and bonds and renew concerns…

Irish bonds were sold at a rate of 0.2 per cent at auction on January 17 earlier this year. Ireland sells €500m of bonds
  • Bonds
  • February 21, 2013, 00:00

Ireland sold €500 million of three-month treasury bills at a rate of 0

National Treasury Asset Management chief executive John Corrigan (right) at NTMA briefing at the Treasury Building in Dublin. At left is Rossa White and centre Oliver Whelan. Bryan O'Brien / THE IRISH TIMES NTMA issues €500m of three-month bonds
  • Bonds
  • Caelainn Barr
  • March 21, 2013, 12:32

Treasury bills sold at 0.24% with bid cover of 3.4

Bond auction follows Ireland’s sale of 10-year bills earlier this month. Simon Dawson/Bloomberg NTMA to sell €500m of bonds this week
  • Bonds
  • Caelainn Barr
  • March 19, 2013, 10:11

Ireland will return to bond market on Thursday to sell three-month treasury bills

Italy plans to launch a 30-year bond and a 10-year inflation-linked offering. Demand for Italy's bonds 'strong'
  • Bonds
  • March 6, 2013, 00:00

Italy's debt offers investors an "ideal" combination of low risk and high yield, the head of its debt agency said today, adding…

Sale of €500m of Irish three-month treasury bills heavily subscribed
  • Bonds
  • February 22, 2013, 00:00

Ireland sold €500 million of three-month treasury bills at a rate of 0

'Serious sale' of June bonds a test for State - Noonan

Ireland will go ahead with “a serious sale” of 10-year government bonds before the end of June that will be a major test of the…

Ireland restoring reputation on credit
  • Bonds
  • February 15, 2013, 00:00

This time around, John Gormley slept soundly in his bed, but not so Uachtarán na hEireann, whose nocturnal dash from the Eternal…

All has changed utterly one year on as signs of recovery increase

As Ireland prepares for a return to the bond markets, there is some hope we might be getting back on track

Irish turnaround is 'probably one of the investments of the decade'

INTERVIEW: It’s a crisp, blue Californian day at Franklin Templeton’s head office in San Mateo, on the US west coast

Bank of Ireland raises €250m from subordinated bond issue

Bank of Ireland yesterday raised €250 million from the issuance of subordinated bonds with a 10-year maturity

EU failure to address Spanish debt issue unsettles investors

GLOBAL STOCK markets retreated yesterday after the EU summit in Brussels failed to address the Spanish debt issue even as leaders…

Nine-year government bond drops below 6% - lowest rate since bailout

THE INTEREST rate or yield on the benchmark nine-year government bond – at which investors want to buy Irish debt – dropped below…

Correlation theory doesn't stack up
  • Bonds
  • Charlie Fell
  • July 24, 2012, 01:00

SERIOUS MONEY: LEGIONS OF investors have been schooled to believe that Treasury bond prices and the major stock market indices…

Spain reinstates market trade ban

SPAIN RESPONDED to a renewed wave of market doubt over Europe’s bailout plan for its stricken banks by reinstating a ban on short…

Italian borrowing cost on short-term bonds decreases
  • Bonds
  • Caroline Madden
  • July 14, 2012, 01:00

ITALY’S THREE-YEAR borrowing costs fell at a fully subscribed €5

Surging bond yields peg markets back
  • Bonds
  • Caroline Madden
  • June 15, 2012, 01:00

EUROPEAN MARKETS moved lower yesterday as the perfect storm of surging Spanish and Italian bond yields and a looming Greek election…

S&P warns No vote could hit rating

IRELAND COULD see its cost of borrowing soar once more if the referendum on the fiscal treaty is defeated, rating agency Standard…

Spanish bonds spark fears for euro zone

SPANISH BOND yields jumped above 6 per cent yesterday, the highest level this year, reviving anxiety about the euro zone debt…

Government bonds under Irish ownership rise to 23%

IRISH RESIDENT institutions and individuals continue to increase their exposure to Irish bonds, with latest statistics from the…

Fewer risk-free financial assets available, says IMF

The number of risk-free financial assets is in decline, according to an International Monetary Fund (IMF) study.

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National Treasury Asset Management chief executive John Corrigan (right) at NTMA briefing at the Treasury Building in Dublin. At left is Rossa White and centre Oliver Whelan. Bryan O'Brien / THE IRISH TIMES NTMA issues €500m of three-month bonds
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