Mozambique Dollar Bond Selloff Deepens as Iran War Adds to Woes
News Source : Financial Post
News Summary
- The $900 million note due 2031 extended its decline Thursday to trade around 77.50 cents, the lowest since April 2025 and down more than eight cents since the war started.
- The moves have taken Mozambique’s yield spread over Treasuries to around 1,336 basis points, well above the 1,000 basis-point level seen as a marker of distress.
- The next coupon on the 2031 dollar bond, a $45 million payment, doesn’t fall due until September.
(Bloomberg) Mozambiques dollar bond extended a selloff into an 11th day, pushing the countrys credit deeper into distressed territory, as the oilprice shock strains its alreadyfragile finances.TH [+4725 chars]
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