Bonds
A bond is debt investment. An investor loans money to a company and the company is expected to pay the money back after a ceratain amount of time with interest.
# bonds - Today’s News
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# bonds - Sunday 19 May, 2013
Column: Here’s how to protect your bank deposits in this unsettled economy
Many sensible individuals are now rightly worried about the security of their savings and investments, writes David Quinn who says diversification is key.
# bonds - Saturday 13 April, 2013
The Evening Fix… now with added Trinity Comprehensive
Things we learned, loved and shared today…
# bonds - Wednesday 20 March, 2013
The Evening Fix… now with added baby-vomiting frogs
The things we learned, loved and shared today…
# bonds - Tuesday 19 March, 2013
Ireland to auction €500 million in T-Bills
The next sale is slated for Thursday, 21 March.
# bonds - Tuesday 12 March, 2013
NTMA announces issue of new 10-year bond ‘in due course’
The bond will help restore market confidence in Ireland.
# bonds - Thursday 21 February, 2013
SOLD! Ireland sees slightly higher cost of borrowing on T-Bills
The NTMA sold €500 million worth of short-term bonds at auction this morning.
# bonds - Monday 28 January, 2013
Open thread: What do you want to know about the promissory notes issue?
It’s back on the agenda as the Irish government seeks a deal to avoid paying back €3.06 billion due in March, but what do you want to know about those pesky promissory notes?
Irish investor sentiment now positive – RaboDirect
RaboDirect’s Investor Barometer has also shown that 42 per cent of investors would prefer to invest in emerging markets.
# bonds - Monday 14 January, 2013
State-owned Permanent TSB pays €1.3bn to bondholders today
The repayment is part of over €17 billion that will be paid to bondholders by Irish banks in 2013.
# bonds - Wednesday 9 January, 2013
Ireland sells €1 billion in Bank of Ireland bonds
Michael Noonan said the sale marks the start of the process of recovering money for the Irish taxpayer.
# bonds - Tuesday 8 January, 2013
The Evening Fix…now with added fake Monopoly boards
Here are the things we learned, loved and shared today.
# bonds - Friday 28 December, 2012
In last bondholder payment of 2012, BoI pays out nearly €40 million
The only one of Ireland’s main banks not under State control makes the final payment to bondholders today bringing to over €20 billion the amount paid out by it and other banks this year.
# bonds - Wednesday 19 December, 2012
NAMA redeems €1.5 billion in bonds
This means NAMA has reduced its indebtedness by over €5 billion since its establishment three years ago.
# bonds - Thursday 13 December, 2012
Bank of Ireland raises €250 million in sale of subordinated debt
The beleaguered bank has ventured back into the fundraising markets.
# bonds - Wednesday 12 December, 2012
Greek buy-back deal would wipe €20 billion off national debt
The deal will see some people get only a third of their money back – but others will get three times their investment.
# bonds - Monday 3 December, 2012
Greece asks creditors to sell their bonds back to the government
Athens will buy back its bonds, for between 30 and 40 per cent of their face value, in order to clear its debts.
# bonds - Thursday 18 October, 2012
Ireland’s cost of borrowing stable as €500 million raised on markets
The auction was oversubscribed and the cost of borrowing remained at 0.7 per cent.
# bonds - Tuesday 16 October, 2012
Ireland to raise €500 million on bond markets
The auction will be Ireland’s fourth since the bailout programme was initiated in November 2010.
# bonds - Thursday 4 October, 2012
Noonan: There is no way of verifying who AIB bondholders are
Finance Minister Michael Noonan has said that an attempt to verify exactly who the bondholders who received €1 billion this week are would be an “irretrievable” step towards default.
# bonds - Sunday 30 September, 2012
The FBI’s 10 most sought-after pieces of stolen art
A Renoir, a Picasso and a very pricey violin count among the lost masterpieces.
# bonds - Wednesday 12 September, 2012
NTMA chief: It’s looking good for ‘sustainable’ re-entry to markets
However, John Corrigan does warn that “wider uncertainties” in the eurozone could be risk factor to Ireland’s progress.
# bonds - Friday 7 September, 2012
ECB’s bond-buying is not a breach of its rules – Merkel
But that’s not what her Central Bank thinks…
# bonds - Thursday 6 September, 2012
The Evening Fix… now with added superheroes
Things we learned, loved and shared today.
ECB may buy Irish bonds at end of bailout programme
The European Central Bank’s new bond-purchasing programme will see the bank lend to countries coming out of bailout programmes.
# bonds - Monday 27 August, 2012
Head of Bundesbank says ECB bond buying is “like a drug”
In the latest sign of a growing rift within the ECB, Jens Weidman criticised the ECB chief’s policies on buying member state bonds to drive down borrowing costs.
# bonds - Tuesday 21 August, 2012
Irish 9-year bonds fall below 6% for the first time since 2010
Bond yields have fallen to their lowest rate since 19 October 2010, when Ireland entered into a bailout agreement with the EU/IMF.
# bonds - Friday 3 August, 2012
# bonds - Thursday 2 August, 2012
# bonds - Friday 27 July, 2012
Irish bond auction welcomed but ‘country is still on life support’
The NTMA auctioned over €4 billion in Irish bonds yesterday in the first long-term debt sale since the bailout.
# bonds - Tuesday 24 July, 2012
Eurozone fears continue as IMF start Greek inspection
Yields on Spanish and Italian bonds hit record highs yesterday as uncertainty in the markets continues.
# bonds - Thursday 5 July, 2012
Ireland’s €500m government debt sale goes better than expected
Minister for Finance welcomes auction of Treasury Bills which fetched a 1.8 per cent yield.
The 9 at 9: Thursday
Nine things to know this morning…
Ireland returns to the markets today – here’s what you need to know
The NTMA is set to try and raise money for the first time since Ireland was bailed out, with a €500m debt auction.
# bonds - Saturday 30 June, 2012
The 9 at 9: Saturday
Nine things to know this morning.
Everything you wanted to know about the bond markets but were too afraid to ask
Ireland’s ongoing struggle is to get back to the markets – but what ARE the bond markets? Here’s our grind.
# bonds - Thursday 14 June, 2012
Spanish borrowing costs hit record level
Moody’s downgraded Spanish debt to within one notch of ‘junk’ status yesterday.
# bonds - Tuesday 29 May, 2012
Column: Low rate of lending to Germany has put them in driving seat
The gap between those who can access the markets and those who can’t continues to wide, writes Nick Leeson…
# bonds - Friday 25 May, 2012
The 5 at 5: Friday
5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock…
# bonds - Monday 21 May, 2012
Explainer: What are Eurobonds and why do they matter?
Your quick guide to current proposals for a commmon euro-area bond.
# bonds - Tuesday 17 April, 2012
Spanish bond sale passes off with higher than expected investor interest
But analysts say the big test comes on Thursday, at Spain’s next debt auction.























































