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Plummeting bonds reflect souring UK mood for outsourcing and privatisation

20 June 2024Credithigh yield bonds, outsourcing, privatisation, utilitiesNick Dunbar

Bonds issued by Atos and Thames Water are trading at distressed levels as investors prepare for a changed climate after the UK election

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Inflation and the return of corporate borrowing

8 June 2023Credithealthcare, inflation, utilitiesNick Dunbar

High interest rates were a dampener on corporate borrowing but now the trend has reversed, led by two sectors with their own inflationary characteristics

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