Bonds

Oneok plans to sell three-part, dollar-denominated senior unsecured notes while BMW is looking to price dollar-denominated debt in a four-tranche offering.

The insurance-linked market's rapid growth continues as natural catastrophes grow

Portfolio managers are selling default protection at an increasing pace, a signal they see little risk on the horizon. Their position on the main investment-grade U.S. credit-default swap index now amounts to over $105 billion, the most in at least three years, based on data compiled by Barclays Plc and Bloomberg. It's a similar picture in Europe.

Managers of collateralized loan obligations are struggling to make the numbers work after high demand from investors enabled borrowers to squeeze their interest margins.

Barclays led the sale, which consisted of three investment grade rated bonds and one rated junk.

Treasuries tumbled after a stronger-than-expected jobs report for June prompted traders to exit bets on an interest-rate cut by the Federal Reserve this month.

Bond investors are on alert for hints on when the Federal Reserve will deliver the two 2025 interest-rate cuts officials projected at their latest policy meeting.

The dollar bond would be the largest ever issued by SNB, Saudi Arabia's second-biggest bank by market capitalization.

Wary of America's swelling federal budget gap and debt burden, the money manager is part of a wave of investment firms steering away from the longest-dated U.S. government bonds.

The deal priced at 335 over, beating expectations for the transaction to price at 350 over, due to bond market volatility.