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Franklin Templeton Investments Chief Executive Officer Jenny Johnson said she's concerned that some investment- and non-investment-grade private credit assets are trading at the same spreads as traditional fixed-income investments like corporate bonds.

Public-finance repair should be prioritized before alarm among bond investors takes hold, the Bank for International Settlements said.

First-half net trading revenue rose 81% to $4.9 billion from the same period a year earlier at Citadel Securities, and gained 78% to $8.4 billion at Jane Street.

First-half net trading revenue rose 81% to $4.9 billion from the same period a year earlier at Citadel Securities, and gained 78% to $8.4 billion at Jane Street.

Household borrowing from mortgages and other loans hit a record, outpacing inflation, a study shows.

Banks began marketing the loan, which funded a 47% stake purchase in Everise in early November. But the sale for the B3 rated debt struggled and dragged on for over a month. 

Rich-world peers from Italy to France and the UK are in the spotlight as higher interest rates impact debt levels exceeding 100% of annual output. Stakes are even higher for capital-hungry developing nations.

Federal officials have questioned prime brokers about leveraged trading in government bonds by their fast-money clients.

The impasse increases the likelihood the House and Senate both vote on any deal next week, mere hours before June 1 the date by which the US could run out of cash to pay its bills.

The US inching closer to a potential default could spark panic among investors, Dimon said in an interview with Bloomberg Television. That could ultimately impact other markets outside of the U.S.