Standard & Poor’s boosts New Orleans’ bond rating to investment grade, move key to bond sale

NEW ORLEANS — Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services has boosted its bond rating for the city of New Orleans to investment grade, significant for the city as it continues recovering from Hurricane Katrina.

Japan to submit record supplementary budget for $154 billion stimulus package

TOKYO — Japan will submit a record extra budget to finance its massive stimulus package aimed at lifting the world’s second-largest economy out of the deepest recession since World War II, officials said Tuesday.

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  • petrbuben The biggest jump in tax-exempt borrowing costs since January drives municipal bond sales down this week, to $3.8B of tax-exempt and $3.4B of taxable securities, from $11B sold last week. State and local governments are expected to seek at least $17.9B in the debt markets in the next 30 days.
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  • petrbuben Swedbank buying back up to $437 million of debt
  • businesshelp Sovereign debt issues to help bond markets - Economic Times
  • jluvisions Credit Markets: Company debt sales rising this month, Informa says
  • g38 Buffett Says U.S. Federal Debt Poses Risks to Economy, Dollar - #Buffett #WarrenBuffett
  • petrbuben Treasurys down; Fed tobuy U.S. debt until October
  • automotivenews Quicksilver Resources To Offer $250M In Notes, Pay Down Debt - Wall Street Journal
  • theblackbook Credit Markets: Companies seen selling more debt after record July
  • petrbuben Treasury sells $28 billion in 7-yr debt at 3.369%
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  • petrbuben FDIC reportedly won't back CIT debt; shares fall
  • jluvisions Appetite for European corporate debt grows (FT.com)
  • petrbuben Treasury sells $27 billion in 7-yr debt at 3.329%
  • mikesoron Goldman Sachs is set to make a record bonus payout this year. [Guardian] David Williams, an investment banking analyst at Fox Pitt Kelton, said: This year is shaping up to be the best year ever for investment banks, or at least those that have emerged relatively unscathed from the credit crisis.
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