China's making it easier for foreign investors to buy its debt

Central banks, financial institutions and sovereign-wealth funds looking to invest in China’s massive and expanding bond market have just been given some good news – the PBOC welcomes your investment.

Foreign investors flock to India to meet debt issuers as outlook turns rosier

MUMBAI: A host of foreign investors and funds will be meeting corporate leaders in India next month, the first time since the global financial crisis, signifying changing perception about the country's growth potential.

UK bank lending lags G7, more help needed: survey

(Reuters) - British bank lending to the corporate sector lagged lending in other Group of Seven leading economies last year, despite government attempts to boost the availability of credit, a survey showed on Monday.

Euro stragglers may be tempted to borrow their troubles away

If, faced with a turbulent decade for family finances, you could fix the interest rate on your massive mortgage debt at 3.5-4 percent for the next 10 years, you might well be tempted to grab it with both hands.

As sovereign wealth funds look beyond bonds and equities, another great rotation is underway

Azerbaijan is planning to take some of its $34 billion in state oil wealth on a trip Down Under, where it will shop for real estate (paywall), as the sovereign wealth fund told the Wall Street Journal.

Stock market is a wild card in fiscal cliff talks

WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress and the White House can significantly soften the initial impact of the "fiscal cliff" even if they fail to reach a compromise by Dec. 31.

Europe Stocks Edge Up

LONDON—European stocks shuffled higher Thursday, stabilizing along with the euro after heavy losses in the previous session, while Spanish and Italian bond yields eased off recent highs.