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TOKYO, Feb 22 (Reuters) - Japan’s benchmark 10-year government bond yields rose to their highest in more than two years on Monday, drawing market attention to how the central bank will respond if yields keep creeping away from its 0% target.
The U.S. 10-year Treasury yield rose almost four basis points to a one-year high of 1.3822% during Asian trading hours, reflecting hopes that steady vaccine rollouts and huge fiscal spending will reflate the U.S. economy.
British Airways-owner IAG said on Monday it had raised total liquidity by 2.45 billion pounds ($3.4 billion) by deferring pension contributions and finalising a loan, which will help it survive the travel slump for longer.
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FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Buyout group Carlyle is selling Swiss-headquartered clinic chain Ameos in a deal that will see the company’s founder and private equity firm Intermediate Capital Group (ICG) take full control, people close to the matter said.
FILE PHOTO: The logo of the Carlyle Group is displayed at the company s office in Tokyo, Japan October 17, 2018. REUTERS/Issei Kato
Founder and Chief Executive Axel Paeger will get a majority in the company’s voting rights, with a minority to be held by ICG and other co-investors, they said.
ICG, which was already an Ameos creditor, and the other investors will inject preference capital, mezzanine capital as well as debt into Ameos, allowing Carlyle and co-investor Quadriga to exit in steps by year-end, they added. The deal value could not be immediately obtained.
Dallas Federal Reserve President Robert Kaplan on Monday said his forecast for 5% U.S. GDP growth this year could be an underestimate, given the likelihood of further fiscal support and the rollout of vaccines.
Dallas Federal Reserve President Robert Kaplan on Monday said his forecast for 5% U.S. GDP growth this year could be an underestimate, given the likelihood of further fiscal support and the rollout of vaccines.