S&P Global Ratings downgrades Vedanta Resources amid bond maturity extension

Vedanta Resources late Wednesday said it raised $1.25 billion from financial institutions for refinancing, including a new credit facility. The company also said it started consent solicitations with existing bondholders to extend debt maturity profile, allowing for extension of maturities, amendments to bond terms and seeking certain waivers.

VRL begins process to rejig $3.8-billion bond repayments

As part of the plan, Vedanta Resources is to pledge 13% of its stake in Vedanta Ltd (VDL) to secure a $1.25 billion financing package from a group of lenders led by Standard Chartered Bank and New York-based Cerberus Capital Management to help avert a default on $1 billion of bonds that are due in […]

Fed rate cut hopes by March optimistic, says Rajan

“The Fed would like to see either a substantial fall in inflation, but also, the problem is the labor market is hot,” Rajan, who is a well known commentator on the global economy, said Wednesday. “The Fed may think if rates are not doing damage, why worry.”