The ECB changed the parameters of its bond purchasing program, removing the deposit limit floor. Under the new rules governing asset purchases the ECB will be able to purchase government bonds which are yielding less than its deposit rate. That would enable the ECB to begin buying ultra-safe government bonds, such as German short-term debt. Source Investing.com
The troubled Chinese property group Evergrande has edged closer to a government-engineered restructuring which could see bondholders take huge losses as Beijing’s price for saving millions of homeowners from financial ruin. Source The Guardian
US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has warned the US government will run out of money next month. She called on Congress to raise the debt limit in a letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Source DW
he last section of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline has been welded into place, its operator said on Monday, meaning the two long stretches of the pipe can now be joined to complete the Baltic subsea link. Source Reuters
