Investors in Puerto Rico debt got double-whammied by the island’s government Monday, which missed a $58 million debt payment as it had predicted it would, and separately told creditors it has temporarily suspended monthly deposits to its General Obligation (GO) bonds redemption fund.
The Puerto Rico Public Finance Corporation placed and sold $410 million in bonds in the local market, the proceeds of which the agency will use to refinance existing debt and save $6.6 million in interest payments.