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Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Corporate Finance : Corporate Debt

ICE BEGINS CLEARING CREDIT DEFAULT SWAPS AS COUNTERPARTY RISK HITS RECORD HIGH The first central counterparty clearinghouse for credit default swaps (CDS) began operating on March 9, the same day that perceptions of default risk among the largest derivatives market ...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Corporate Finance : Dollar Remains Strong Amid Global Turmoil

Foreign Exchange Weak economic data from the eurozone, heralding further interest rate reductions in Europe, are helping to keep the dollar strong. Meanwhile, Japan’s worsening trade statistics are raising warning signals about the high-flying yen, analysts say. ...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Corporate Finance : Foreign Exchange

DOLLAR STAYS STRONG, BUT YEN TUMBLES The US dollar index, a measure of the value of the dollar against a basket of currencies, rose to a three-year high in March, as investors continued to seek the safe haven of US ...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Corporate Finance : Global Equity/DRs

<p>NYSE LISTS CARBON ALLOWANCES FUND The calendar of planned initial public offerings in the US was bone dry last month, and the only issue of size on the international horizon was a scheduled $1 billion preferred securities offering ...</p>

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Corporate Finance : Pfizer-wyeth Merger May Set Off A Wave Of Consolidation

Mergers & Acquisitions The credit crunch has not put an end to major acquisitions by well-run companies that have a compelling strategic plan and a pile of cash. New York-based Pfizer, the world’s biggest drug maker, agreed ...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Emerging Markets : Commodity Prices Help Food Maker

Company To Watch: Indofood Sukses Makmur/indonesia Low commodity prices are hurting Indonesia’s export earnings, but they could benefit Indofood Sukses Makmur, one of the world’s largest makers of instant noodles, commonly known as ramen noodles. With about 238 million people, ...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Emerging Markets Roundup: Brazil

Brazil's air force is helping finance Embraer's $500 million development program for a new military transport plane Following Brazil’s recent credit boom, banks are starting to face increased customer arrears. A research report from BB Investimentos, a division of Banco ...

Banking

Features : A Bridge To Recovery

Infrastructure spending Policymakers are pouring money into infrastructure projects in an attempt to head off economic disaster. Cohen: When stability returns, infrastructure will be attractive. All aspects of infrastructure will be on the rise in 2009, as the United ...

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Japan

Corporate Finance : Corporate Debt

Corporate Finance : Dollar Remains Strong Amid Global Turmoil

Corporate Finance : Foreign Exchange

Corporate Finance : Global Equity/DRs

Corporate Finance : Pfizer-wyeth Merger May Set Off A Wave Of Consolidation

Emerging Markets : Commodity Prices Help Food Maker

Emerging Markets Roundup: Brazil

Features : A Bridge To Recovery

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