Meta selected Pimco and Blue Owl to finance a $29 billion AI data center in Louisiana, marking a significant private credit deal in the AI infrastructure sector, after a competitive process involving major asset managers and banks.
Meta Platforms is partnering with Pimco and Blue Owl Capital to secure $29 billion in financing for its data center expansion in Louisiana, aiming to boost AI development and infrastructure, amidst a competitive private credit market involving major firms like Morgan Stanley, Apollo, and KKR.
Pimco's bond chief predicts President Trump will likely choose a traditional candidate for the Federal Reserve Chair, with market expectations leaning towards continued easing and a steepening of the yield curve, amid cautious outlooks on US and global fiscal conditions.
Pimco, a major US bond fund manager, is reducing its exposure to long-term US government debt due to concerns over rising deficits and potential inflation under Donald Trump. The firm is opting for shorter-term notes to avoid greater interest rate risks, as the US federal budget deficit has increased to $1.8 trillion. Pimco's decisions are closely watched as they can influence global financial markets. The firm is also diversifying its bond investments internationally, citing the UK and Australia as more fiscally stable options.
Pimco predicts that bond investors can still achieve stock-like returns in 2024 despite the decrease in yields from last year's highs. Their latest outlook suggests that the recent gains in the bond market will continue, but they do not recommend increasing exposure to interest rates as they did in October.
Bond fund giant Pimco is preparing for a "harder landing" for the global economy, indicating increased concerns about the economic outlook. Pimco's cautious stance reflects worries about rising inflation, potential interest rate hikes, and the impact of the Delta variant on economic recovery. The company's preparations include reducing exposure to riskier assets and increasing holdings of cash and government bonds.
Bond fund giant Pimco is preparing for a "harder landing" for the global economy, indicating concerns about the future economic outlook. Pimco's market expertise and analysis suggest that risks and challenges lie ahead, prompting the company to take measures to navigate the potential impact on bond funds and investments.
Bill Gross, former CIO of Pimco, advises buying short-term Treasury bills as he expects the debt-ceiling issue to eventually be resolved. He suggests buying one-month or two-month T-bills at a higher rate than longer-term Treasury bonds.
Pimco's CIO, Daniel Ivascyn, warns of a high risk of recession due to the introduction of a debt ceiling standoff in a weak macro environment, regional bank weakness, and threat to dollar dominance. He sees opportunity in alternative investments.
Pacific Investment Management Co (PIMCO) lost $340 million when a category of bonds were wiped out on Sunday in UBS’s takeover of Credit Suisse. Swiss regulators made the decision to wipe out $17 billion-worth of Additional Tier 1 (AT1) debt in order to allow the Credit Suisse and UBS merger to go through. Shareholders, who would usually be among the biggest losers, will at least see some return from UBS’s takeover price of 0.76 Swiss francs ($0.8191) per share—the equivalent of $3.23 billion.
Pimco and Invesco are among the largest AT1 bondholders in Credit Suisse, with over $1.1 billion of investment in the risky bonds written down to zero by Swiss regulator Finma as part of the merger with UBS. The news shocked investors of the $275 billion AT1 bond market, triggering a sell-off in other European bank debt. AT1 bondholders are preparing to fight back on Finma’s move.
PIMCO lost around $340 million on Credit Suisse's Additional Tier 1 (AT1) bonds that were wiped out by the takeover by UBS, with the American investment manager's overall exposure to the Swiss lender running into billions. Swiss authorities decided to wipe out some $17 billion worth of Credit Suisse's AT1 debt under a deal which saw shareholders receive $3.23 billion. PIMCO's current holdings of Credit Suisse bonds, excluding the AT1 debt, were worth over $4 billion.