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Harriet Clarfelt

US capital markets correspondent

Harriet Clarfelt is a capital markets correspondent for the Financial Times in New York, where she covers corporate debt. She previously held the role of deputy markets news editor in London. Harriet joined the FT from Investors' Chronicle, where she was news editor and a companies reporter. Before becoming a journalist, Harriet worked for an asset management firm. She graduated from Oxford University.
Email Harriet Clarfelt @HClarfelt  on Twitter (link opens in a new browser window)
  • Friday, 19 July, 2024
    UnhedgedUS Treasury bonds
    It’s time to revisit our financial condition assumptions Premium content

    At an index level things look very loose, but under the surface it’s more of a ‘mixed bag’

    A montage of buildings on Wall Street, including the exterior of the New York Stock Exchange
  • Wednesday, 17 July, 2024
    Semiconductors
    Chip stocks tumble as Trump comments rattle investors

    Markets also fret over report that US is looking to impose tougher semiconductor trade restrictions on China

    A smartphone chip with the TSMC logo
  • Thursday, 11 July, 2024
    High yield bonds
    Investors shun riskier junk bonds as bankruptcy filings jump

    Gap between borrowing costs of most and least risky debt widens as traders fret over impact of high US interest rates

    A Fisker Ocean electric SUV
  • Tuesday, 2 July, 2024
    News in-depthIPOs
    Bankers wary despite jump in US corporate fundraising

    First-half activity boosted by companies bringing forward deals to avoid pre-election market volatility

    The New York Stock Exchange
  • Friday, 28 June, 2024
    US inflation
    Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation metric edges down to 2.6%

    Markets continue to bet on prospect of interest rate cuts from US central bank by end of 2024

    A woman leaves a California supermarket
  • Wednesday, 26 June, 2024
    Leveraged loans
    Companies slash borrowing costs on $400bn of US junk loans

    Borrowers benefit from equivalent of two Fed rate cuts as demand for debt booms

    A US flag flies outside Citrix Systems’ headquarters in Fort Lauderdale, Florida
  • Friday, 21 June, 2024
    UnhedgedGlobal Economy
    European markets have been on a wild ride Premium content

    And default divergence

    A montage of a financial trader
  • Friday, 14 June, 2024
    Corporate bonds
    Chinese companies rush to tap US convertible bond market

    Issuers encouraged by ready pool of specialist hedge fund buyers for hybrid debt

    Alibaba logo on a screen at NYSE
  • Monday, 10 June, 2024
    Boeing Co
    Boeing woes weigh on credit rating as spectre of junk status looms

    Weak aeroplane delivery figures this week could deliver another blow to its credit outlook

    A Virgin Australia Airlines Boeing 737 plane flies as a storm approaches
  • Friday, 31 May, 2024
    US inflation
    Fed’s preferred inflation metric remains at 2.7% in April

    Personal consumption expenditures figure was in line with economists’ expectations

    American and Texas state flags hang inside a Walmart store in Grand Prairie, Texas
  • Thursday, 30 May, 2024
    Subway
    Subway sandwich chain raises largest bond of its kind

    Popular maker of foot-long deli heroes will use proceeds to pay down acquisition debt

    A tuna sandwich from Subway
  • Monday, 27 May, 2024
    Financial & markets regulation
    What faster trading cycles will mean for US markets

    This week’s move to ‘T+1’ reduces settlement risk, but causes headaches for overseas investors

    Pedestrians walk along Wall Street near the New York Stock Exchange
  • Saturday, 25 May, 2024
    Corporate bonds
    More US high-grade borrowers at risk of downgrade as economy slows

    Proportion of investment-grade companies at risk of falling to junk now exceeds those likely to be upgraded

    Boeing employees work during a media tour of the Boeing 737 MAX
  • Thursday, 23 May, 2024
    US equities
    US stocks sink as robust economic data offsets Nvidia cheer

    Nvidia surpasses $2.5tn market cap on another set of blockbuster earnings

    A smartphone with an Nvidia logo on it is placed on a computer motherboard
  • Wednesday, 22 May, 2024
    Unhedged
    What happens when money market funds close? Premium content

    And the shrinking gap between investment-grade and junk

    A montage of a hand holding dollar bills
  • Saturday, 18 May, 2024
    Corporate bonds
    US companies find borrowing conditions improving as markets rally

    Chicago Fed’s index of financial conditions falls to lowest level since January 2022

    A view of the US Federal Reserve in Washington, DC
  • Friday, 10 May, 2024
    Corporate bonds
    Rush of deals hits US corporate bond market as borrowing premiums fall

    Dozens of sales raise tens of billions of dollars this week amid feverish investor demand

    A montage of the logos of Coca-Cola, Eni and CVS with dollar bills in the background
  • Thursday, 2 May, 2024
    Special ReportRisk Management: Financial Institutions
    Bond market liquidity squeeze keeps regulators alert to risks

    Market stress during the period of rising interest rates has prompted more scrutiny — and new rules

    A trader on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange
  • Sunday, 28 April, 2024
    Eurozone inflation
    Is eurozone inflation still falling?

    Market Questions is the FT’s guide to the week ahead

    People stand at sunset on the banks of the river Main near the European Central Bank building in Frankfurt, Germany
  • Friday, 26 April, 2024
    US inflation
    Fed’s preferred inflation metric rose to 2.7% in March

    Figures come day after US first-quarter growth data prompt investors to push back interest rate cut expectations

    A nozzle is replaced on a fuel dispenser at a petrol station in La Puente, California
  • Friday, 26 April, 2024
    Corporate bonds
    Big asset managers adopt ‘vulture’ tactics in distressed debt fights

    Loosening credit agreements mean traditional investors who once could avoid messy legal battles are having to evolve

    The Invesco headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia, US
  • Thursday, 25 April, 2024
    US economy
    Biden dealt blow as investors scale back bets on pre-election rate cut

    Markets no longer fully confident of move by September following new growth and inflation data

    A maintenance worker sweeps the street in front of a row of new homes in Fairfax, Virginia
  • Tuesday, 23 April, 2024
    US interest rates
    Investors price in growing chance of another Fed interest rate rise

    While base case remains reduction in borrowing costs, options market shows a 20% probability of increase

    People walk outside the Federal Reserve building
  • Monday, 15 April, 2024
    Markets
    ‘Blowout’ US retail sales shake bond and currency markets

    Government debt sells off and dollar gains as latest sign of hot economy cools hopes of interest rate cuts

    A shopper walks past a Macy’s store in New York
  • Saturday, 13 April, 2024
    US interest rates
    Investors wrongfooted as ‘higher for longer’ rates return to haunt markets

    Analysts tear up interest rate forecasts as inflation proves more stubborn than most had expected

    Traders in the New York stock exchange
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