Debt cap row threatens confidence in US: Bernanke

Failure to raise the US debt ceiling in a timely manner could sink investors' confidence in the economy, Federal Reserve chief Ben Bernanke warned Tuesday.

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Euro zone seeks way out of Irish debt crisis

Euro zone finance ministers will try to find a way out of Ireland's debt crisis on Tuesday, with Dublin resisting calls to seek a state bailout by contending that only its banks may need help.

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Corporate debt "wall of maturity" crumbling: study

Financial markets are knocking down a wall of debt maturity that has endangered the U.S. economic recovery and threatened to push more companies into bankruptcy, according to an investment firm report on Tuesday.

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RBS plans major debt restructuring: report

Partly-nationalised Royal Bank of Scotland is planning a major debt restructuring, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday.

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Foreign Demand for U.S. Debt Plunges as China Dumps Treasurys …

The global appetite for US financial assets slowed markedly in December, and demand for federal debt fell by a record amount as China dumped more than $34 billion in American IOUs, the Treasury Department said Tuesday.

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Fitch downgrades Greek debt

The Fitch rating agency downgraded Greek long-term debt ratings on Tuesday, saying the outlook for Greek public finances was negative, marking the second such rating blow for Greece in two days.

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Creditors mobilize over Dubai debt plan

-- Bondholders and creditors have begun mobilising in response to Dubai World's $26bn restructuring plans, as Dubai's ruler on Tuesday sought to reassure investors that his debt-laden emirate's economy remained sound.

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Dubai World Says Debt Negotiations Only Cover Nakheel – DealBook …

Officials in the United Arab Emirates tried Tuesday to calm investors and the public over the Dubai World debt crisis, and the company itself said it was seeking to renegotiate only the obligations held by its troubled real estate ...

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US public debt tops 12 trillion dollars for first time

The US public debt topped 12 trillion dollars for the first time in history, Treasury officials disclosed Tuesday, moving past a key barrier that raised hackles in Congress.

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Dow Chemical Sells $2.75 Billion in Debt to Pay Loan

Dow Chemical said Tuesday that it had priced a $2.75 billion public debt offering, and would use the proceeds to help repay a loan used to acquire smaller rival Rohm & Haas for $16.5 billion earlier this year.

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