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Egypt’s bonds fight back after Moody’s downgrade triggers tumble

Egypt’s bonds fight back after Moody’s downgrade triggers tumble

EGYPT's government bonds fought back from an initial heavy tumble after Moody's had downgraded the country's credit rating to a new low and the head of the IMF had warned Cairo against delaying another currency devaluation. Moody's, which had been eyeing up a possible downgrade for months, concluded the process late on Thursday by cutting it one notch into the 'substantial risk' Caa1 bracket which is seven rungs into 'junk' territory. The rating firm had cited the country's worsening debt problems amid a bruising economic crisis that has triggered a string of devaluations, record inflation and more of its citizens to seek risky…
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Nigeria’s bonds tumble after Moody’s rating downgrade

Nigeria’s bonds tumble after Moody’s rating downgrade

RACHEL SAVAGE and MARC JONES NIGERIA'S government bonds fell heavily after rating agency Moody's downgraded the West African oil producer late on Friday to Caa1 from B3, saying the government's fiscal and debt position was expected to keep deteriorating. Longer-dated bonds were down the most, with the dollar-denominated 2051 Eurobond falling more than 2.8 cents in the dollar to 68.758 cents according to Tradeweb data. Only the Eurobond maturing this year fell less than 1 cent. "That is a significant move because there will be a lot of forced selling," Viktor Szabo, emerging market portfolio manager at Abrdn, told Reuters.…
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