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Venezuela ‘bond jitters’ grow after Goldman deal

Bloomberg The Venezuelan debt that Goldman Sachs Group Inc. bought last month may be known as “hunger bonds” to many in the international community, but they’re earning a different moniker on Wall Street: repudiation bonds. In the days since that controversial transaction, numerous investors have been approached by brokers putting out initial feelers to gauge their interest in the notes, ...

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Qatar assets pile up losses as diplomatic tension swells

Bloomberg Investors in Qatari stocks, bonds and currency forwards were saddled with losses last week as the country was thrust into the epicenter of an unprecedented spat with its neighbors. The country’s stock market had shrank by about $11 billion in value, the most since 2010, after Middle Eastern countries including Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates cut ties ...

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Deutsche Bank says it won’t hand over Trump findings

Bloomberg Deutsche Bank said it can’t comply with a request to hand over information related to its relationship with Donald Trump and trades from the bank’s Moscow operation as political opponents seek to probe the US President’s links with Russia. The lender is required by law to maintain confidentiality of non-public customer information, Deutsche Bank lawyers said in a letter ...

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