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With the 30-year Treasury yield already above 5%, that's levying hefty borrowing costs on the U.S. government and dealing bruising losses to bondholders.
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Eric Wallerstein, WSJ, 27 Oct. 2023
The company came close to a deal with those bondholders but backed out at the 11th-hour, citing regulatory restrictions in China.
—Frances Yoon, WSJ, 30 Oct. 2023
Another major Chinese developer, Country Garden, which reported a $7.3 billion loss in the first half of the year, is working to settle its debts with bondholders.
—Alexandra Stevenson, New York Times, 28 Sep. 2023
According to the Fed’s transcripts, the Treasury Department did in fact plan to prioritize principal and interest payments to bondholders in the event that the X-date was breached.
—Alan Rappeport, BostonGlobe.com, 27 May 2023
Meanwhile, giant developer Country Garden missed a final deadline to pay bondholders, becoming the latest corporate victim of the slump.
—WSJ, 18 Oct. 2023
The Bank of England welcomed the deal, which will also see Metro Bank refinance £600 million ($731 million) of debt, causing losses to some bondholders.
—Hanna Ziady, CNN, 9 Oct. 2023
The yield on a 10-year Treasury bond, or the amount paid to a bondholder annually, stands at about 4.6%, marking nearly a percentage-point jump since June.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 11 Oct. 2023
On Monday, Country Garden’s stock soared 15% in Hong Kong following multiple reports that bondholders had agreed a plan for the company to extend payment for a 3.9 billion yuan ($540 million) bond sold to investors in China that matured Saturday.
—Laura He, CNN, 4 Sep. 2023
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Eric Wallerstein, WSJ, 27 Oct. 2023
The company came close to a deal with those bondholders but backed out at the 11th-hour, citing regulatory restrictions in China.
—Frances Yoon, WSJ, 30 Oct. 2023
Another major Chinese developer, Country Garden, which reported a $7.3 billion loss in the first half of the year, is working to settle its debts with bondholders.
—Alexandra Stevenson, New York Times, 28 Sep. 2023
According to the Fed’s transcripts, the Treasury Department did in fact plan to prioritize principal and interest payments to bondholders in the event that the X-date was breached.
—Alan Rappeport, BostonGlobe.com, 27 May 2023
Meanwhile, giant developer Country Garden missed a final deadline to pay bondholders, becoming the latest corporate victim of the slump.
—WSJ, 18 Oct. 2023
The Bank of England welcomed the deal, which will also see Metro Bank refinance £600 million ($731 million) of debt, causing losses to some bondholders.
—Hanna Ziady, CNN, 9 Oct. 2023
The yield on a 10-year Treasury bond, or the amount paid to a bondholder annually, stands at about 4.6%, marking nearly a percentage-point jump since June.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 11 Oct. 2023
On Monday, Country Garden’s stock soared 15% in Hong Kong following multiple reports that bondholders had agreed a plan for the company to extend payment for a 3.9 billion yuan ($540 million) bond sold to investors in China that matured Saturday.
—Laura He, CNN, 4 Sep. 2023
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1823, in the meaning defined above
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“Bondholder.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bondholder. Accessed 4 Dec. 2023.
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bondholder
noun
bond·hold·er
ˈbänd-ˌhōl-dər 
: the owner of a government or corporation bond
Legal Definition
bondholder
noun
bond·hold·er
ˈbänd-ˌhōl-dər
: a person or business entity that holds a government or corporation bond compare stockholder
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