Americas
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Apple got February off to a flyer after Microsoft and AT&T confounded predictions of a supply slowdown in the US high-grade market with deals that secured a record-breaking start to the year. -
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SSA bankers are gearing themselves up for another round of dollar supply next week after the currency’s record breaking January. Buoyant conditions even allowed one issuer to bring a bulky benchmark, despite this week’s public holidays in Asia.
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US Congressman Patrick McHenry's letter to Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen is one of the most audacious attempts to question the Fed's independence for some time. What it asks must be resisted.
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Bankers and debt advisers in the European high yield market believe more US companies could bring reverse Yankee bonds to Europe, as uncertainty surrounding new economic and trade policies in the US hampers their home market.
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Food producer Sigma Alimentos, a subsidiary of Mexican conglomerate Grupo Alfa, emerged with pricing for a seven year euro benchmark on Thursday morning.
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Brazilian railway operator Rumo is likely to issue on Thursday after announcing a new seven year non-call four bond, according to syndicate bankers on the deal.
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Entre Ríos raised $350m of bonds with an average life of seven years on Wednesday in a debut bond issue that put it second widest on the spectrum of Argentine provincial issuers.
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A letter from a top Republican Congressman in the US has asked that Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen halt participation in all international agreements aimed at setting global financial regulatory standards.
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The Province of Ontario sold a five year global bond on Wednesday, shattering the silence in public sector dollar markets with a $2.5bn trade.
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Following the publication of primary covered bond legislation two years ago, Brazil’s central bank this week launched a public consultation on draft secondary covered bond legislation.
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Citi’s Asia Pacific head of technology, media and telecom (TMT) for corporate and investment banking has taken on additional responsibilities as the firm’s co-head of global investment banking technology franchise.
