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Bloomberg reports Raiffeisen Debt Signaling Distress as Currency Woes Mount Raiffeisen Bank International AG (RBI)’s junior bonds slumped to levels typically viewed as distressed after gains in the Swiss franc added to woes triggered by the tumble in the Russian and Ukrainian currencies. Subordinated bonds sold by the Vienna-based lender slid as low as 63.4 cents on the euro, with yields of as much as 10 percent, after trading at 91 cents at the start of December, according to data compiled by Bloomberg
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Because of increase strength in the Krone and speculation Denmark would abandon its peg, Danish central Bank Slashes Rates to -20bps . The central bank in Copenhagen lowered its deposit rate to minus 0.2 percent from minus 0.05 percent, according to a statement today. The lending rate was cut to 0.05 percent from 0.2 percent.