Investment

Euronext Dublin is where Irish government bonds are listed. The benchmark bonds are also traded on EuroMTS, Brokertec, and BGC Partners’ electronic trading platforms. Euroclear is in charge of the clearing and settlement system for Irish government bonds. To see the maturity profile of outstanding Irish Government Bonds click below: The Irish Government bonds outstanding […]

Governments must fund projects and day-to-day operations, as well as provide economic stimulus. This money is raised mostly through taxes, although it is also borrowed. Government bonds are a sort of loan in which investors give money to the government to help it pay its obligations and support its spending. Coupon payments are interest payments

Ford had previously been classed as investment-grade, but due to the coronavirus pandemic and worldwide economic collapse in 2020, the business lost its investment-grade ratings. Its junk bonds continue to trade at a premium due to the company’s illustrious history. What exactly are trash bonds? A junk bond is a debt that has received a

Junk bonds are those that have a higher chance of default than most corporate and government bonds. A bond is a debt or commitment to pay interest and return invested principle to investors in exchange for purchasing the bond. Junk bonds are bonds issued by corporations that are experiencing financial difficulties and are at a

An L bond was a high-yielding debt product used to fund the secondary market acquisition of life insurance contracts. L bonds are a sort of privately issued alternative investment created by GWG Holdings, a Dallas-based financial services corporation that stopped offering them on April 16, 2021. Should I put money into L bonds? **Date of

A Liberty Bond is a debt obligation issued jointly by the United States Treasury and the Federal Reserve. It was a war bond, sometimes known as a Liberty Loan, issued in four payments in 1917-18 to fund the United States’ participation in World War I and the Allied war effort in Europe. What is the

Trading. Over-the-counter markets for corporate bonds are decentralized and dealer-based. Dealers operate as middlemen between buyers and sellers in over-the-counter trading. Corporate bonds are occasionally listed on exchanges and ECNs (referred to as “listed” bonds). What are the five different forms of bonds? Treasury, savings, agency, municipal, and corporate bonds are the five basic types

Infrastructure bonds are debt securities issued to raise funds for long-term infrastructure development projects (construction of roads, railways, ports, etc.). Infrastructure bonds are sold in the form of municipal special-purpose bonds and corporate infrastructure bonds around the world. What is the purpose of an infrastructure bond? Bond financing is a sort of long-term borrowing that

A bond is an interest-bearing asset that requires the issuer to pay the bondholder a certain amount of money at regular intervals (known as a coupon) and to repay the loan principle at maturity. At maturity, zero-coupon bonds pay both the imputed interest and the principal. What exactly are interest-bearing assets? They are long-term investments

Intermediate debt, often known as medium-term debt, refers to bonds with maturities ranging from two to ten years. These fixed income instruments have yields that are between between short- and long-term loans. With the recent drop in long-term debt issuance, issuers and investors have placed a larger emphasis on medium-term debt. How do intermediate bond