Shankar Ramakrishnan

New York

editor for financial products. all opinions my own. Book author. Keen on sensible debates. love writing about global markets, India, Asia

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Analysis-Private Credit Secondary Sales Set to Rise as Market Turmoil Spurs Hunt for Cash

2 weeks ago | money.usnews.com | Shankar Ramakrishnan |Tommy Wilkes |Mathieu Rosemain

By Shankar Ramakrishnan, Tommy Reggiori Wilkes and Mathieu RosemainNEW YORK/LONDON/PARIS (Reuters) - Investors are preparing to step up sales of their private credit holdings, as heightened market volatility unleashed by U.S. President Donald Trump's trade wars forces them to find new ways to raise cash, fund managers and executives say.
Analysis-Private credit secondary sales set to rise as market turmoil spurs hunt for cash

2 weeks ago | today.westlaw.com | Shankar Ramakrishnan |Mathieu Rosemain |Iain Withers |Nia Williams

NEW YORK/LONDON/PARIS (Reuters) - Investors are preparing to step up sales of their private credit holdings, as heightened market volatility unleashed by U.S. President Donald Trump's trade wars forces them to find new ways to raise cash, fund...
米社債市場、3日連続で発行ゼロ信用スプレッド拡大継続が響く

2 weeks ago | jp.reuters.com | Shankar Ramakrishnan |Matt Tracy

米社債市場では４日７日まで３営業日連続で新規発行の発表がゼロになった。写真は米ドル紙幣。４日撮影のイメージ写真（２０２５年ロイター/Dado Ruvic/Illustration） [７日ロイター] - 米社債市場では７日まで３営業日連続で新規発行の発表がゼロになった。トランプ大統領の関税政策が米景気後退をもたらすのではないかとの懸念から、米国債利回りと比較した信用スプレッド拡大が続いているためだ。トランプ氏が相互関税の詳細を発表した２日から７日までに、投資適格社債の信用スプレッドは平均で２４ベーシスポイント（ｂｐ）広がって１２０ｂｐと２０２３年１１月以来の高水準を記録した。ＩＣＥＢＡＭＬのデータ(.MERC0A0), opens new tab(.MERH0A0), opens new tabによると、高利回り社債の信用スプレッドもこの間１１９ｂｐ拡大して２３年６月以来の４６１ｂｐに拡大している。...
US credit spreads continue to widen, no new bonds announced

2 weeks ago | ca.marketscreener.com | Shankar Ramakrishnan |Matt Tracy

(Reuters) -No new offerings were announced in the U.S. investment-grade and high-yield bond markets for the third consecutive day as credit spreads, or the cost of issuance, continued to increase on worries that U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff war could lead to a recession. Since Trump imposed sweeping tariffs on U.S. imports on Wednesday, credit spreads, which are the premium companies paid on bonds over Treasuries, have widened sharply to two-year lows.
US credit spreads continue to widen, no new bonds announced

2 weeks ago | kfgo.com | Shankar Ramakrishnan

(Corrects HY widest data in para 3 and bullet)By Shankar Ramakrishnan(Reuters) – No new offerings were announced in the U.S. investment-grade and high-yield bond markets for the third consecutive day as credit spreads or the cost of issuance continued to increase on worries that U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff war could lead to a recession.
US credit spreads continue to widen, no new bonds announced

2 weeks ago | sg.finance.yahoo.com | Shankar Ramakrishnan |Matt Tracy

Shankar Ramakrishnan and Matt Tracy Mon, 7 Apr 2025, 10:11 am 2 min read By Shankar Ramakrishnan and Matt Tracy (Reuters) -No new offerings were announced in the U.S. investment-grade and high-yield bond markets for the third consecutive day as credit spreads or the cost of issuance continued to increase on worries that U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff war could lead to a recession.
US high-grade bond issuance market teeters in ways not seen since the pandemic

2 weeks ago | sg.finance.yahoo.com | Shankar Ramakrishnan

Shankar Ramakrishnan Fri, 4 Apr 2025, 12:53 pm 3 min read By Shankar Ramakrishnan (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs brought U.S. investment-grade bond issuance to a screeching halt this week, but market stress had already been apparent over the past month as jittery investors pushed back on pricing, some bankers said. Since Trump imposed sweeping tariffs on U.S. imports on Wednesday, no new bonds have been priced by investment-grade companies.
Analysis-Deal slump hits US high-grade bond supply, pressures spreads

3 weeks ago | msn.com | Shankar Ramakrishnan |Anirban Sen

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Analysis-Deal slump hits US high-grade bond supply, pressures spreads

3 weeks ago | kfgo.com | Shankar Ramakrishnan |Anirban Sen

By Shankar Ramakrishnan and Anirban SenNEW YORK (Reuters) – The pipeline for U.S. high-grade corporate bond issuance to fund mergers has fallen to the lowest levels in five years as President Donald Trump’s trade war deters deals, in what could be a boon for borrowers but a challenge for banks and investors.
Analysis-Deal slump hits US high-grade bond supply, pressures spreads

3 weeks ago | ca.finance.yahoo.com | Shankar Ramakrishnan |Anirban Sen

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The pipeline for U.S. high-grade corporate bond issuance to fund mergers has fallen to the lowest levels in five years as President Donald Trump's trade war deters deals, in what could be a boon for borrowers but a challenge for banks and investors.